Chris Stuckmann reviews The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki, Billy Connolly, William Atherton. Edward Zwick's "The Last Samurai" is about two warriors whose cultures make them aliens, but whose values make them comrades. The battle scenes are stirring and elegantly mounted, but they are less about who wins than about what can be proven by dying. "The Last Samurai" only suffers during a protracted finale that screams of studio interference.
As brisk as it is rich, The Last Samurai is much more fun than a mere history lesson. The Last Samurai has some outstanding action scenes and memorable performances, but its greatest strength is its scope. Hollywood — and America's — fascination with all things Asian continues in Edward Zwick's The Last Samurai, a movie that successfully merges a Western with a samurai movie.
More than anything else, "The Last Samurai" is the current Tom Cruise vehicle, and the actor's capacity to wrestle the story to his own demands is an impressive testament to his multifaceted perfectionist skills. Think of "The Last Samurai" as "Braveheart" in Japan, and you'll be close to grasping what brand of war epic this movie is. Across the ocean, the last Samurai leader in an ancient line of brave warriors, Katsumoto (Watanabe), finds himself battling not only the modern army of the Good: I was engrossed in this compelling saga from the first frame to the last Samurai! Cruise and Watanabe deliver Oscar-worthy performances in. Check out the exclusive TVGuide.com movie review and see our movie rating for The Last Samurai. The Last Samurai Scene: Good Conversation.
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The Last Samurai is a fairly flawless movie with epic scope, exciting action sequences and some powerful drama. Nevertheless, I never felt blown away by this film for some reason or another; I never got that feeling that I get when I am seeing a Review by Erik Samdahl unless otherwise indicated. The Last Samurai also known as "The Last Samurai: Bushidou," "El último samurai," "Last Samurai," "Le dernier samouraï," "Az utolsó szamuráj," "Den sidste Samurai," "Den siste samurai," "Den siste samurajen," "L'ultimo samurai," "O Último Samurai," "O teleftaios samurai.
The Last Samurai is a very good movie, but it copied movies like Pocahontas, Ferngully, and Dances with Wolves. Still, great performances by Tom Cruise The movie have great samurai spirit and mind. I don't understand the negative reviews. Have we watched the same film?