Fiction for movie sake.

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2003)

(spoilers)
While Titanic certainly encouraged the idea. (fiction stories within real events) The Last Samurai doesn't do this quite so well. Not that this is a bad thing. As the movie is so well made you leave the theater wondering if it was a true story or not. And it's very hard to find out if it's a work of fiction. It is. But it's inspired by legend. On it's own the movie is a wonderful treat. I say this without having seen Master and Commander yet. But so far this one takes the cake. (unless I'm talking Whale Rider of course. no movie will ever touch that one. It's what I call a perfect movie. nothings wrong with it.) I think this movie is Tom's best since Far & Away. It's been awhile since then and he needed one. I might not agree with him on many occasions, but I've always enjoyed his acting.

9/10
Quality: 7/10 Entertainment: 10/10 Replayable: 10/10