Product: The Bad Sleep Well (1963)
Rating: 5.0
Glorious edition of overshadowed Kurosawa gem
It's understandable that this 1960 gem from Kurosawa has been overshadowed by his other films of this time in his directirial career, most notably Yojimbo, but this film is every bit as masterful. It looks and sounds great (what else do you expect from Criterion) and is in glorious widescreen. A must for Kurosawaphiles. But be warned, the first 3 copies of this movie I purchased (and exchanged for) had printing errors in them. The movie did not play after chapter 13--in any of my numerous players. I'm getting peeved because I haven't found a good copy of it yet, but I'll keep exchanging them until I do. (I did not buy it from Amazon).