Tom Cruise is a star, but no actor

Rating: 5/10 (21 December 2003)

Cruise looks totally out of place in the civil war era. Perhaps, he should have been a time traveller from the 21st century. Ken Watanabe gives a good performance. Of course, he doesn't have to do a lot to give us an image of a Japanese samurai. The movie drags for long periods. But again, Cruise does not look like a civil war veteran. 'Nough said...