No good comments to make here, I'm afraid

Rating: 1/10 (4 March 2004)

For a Hollywood Gung Ho movie, this film is not only dull in the extreme, but corny to the point of embarrassment. It does try, but is doomed to failure by the fact that Tom Cruise takes the lead. What else could Tom be but the hero?
This movie should have focused more on Japanese culture, and less on money making American interpretations of historical fact.
Snore, snore and snore. If you really want to see how it should be done, get hold of a copy of Shogun, the made the TV mini series based on the book by James Clavell. Wonderful stuff. Knocks this film into a cocked hat.