WHAT'S HOT?

The Last Samurai Reviews

The Last Samurai Poster

Movie Info


Genre :

Action

Release Date :

December 05, 2003

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Edward Zwick

Starring :

Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..the story and Tom Cruise's performance lack punch..”
by Kit Bowen [Hollywood]
2.5 of 5

“..The Last Samurai might have been designed to give Cruise a chance to shine, but to the detriment of the overall film..”
by Aaron Lazenby [Filmcritic]
3.5 of 5

“..safe, middle-of-the-road entertainment..”
by Eric Harrison [Houston Chronicle]
2.5 of 4

“..one thing that really doesn't work here is a biggie -- the film's star, Tom Cruise..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
4 of 5

“..a fine film -- certainly better than one might expect..”
by Brian McKay [EFilmCritic]

Reader's Reviews


Screen Name
Rate This Movie
Comment
 

you was very tenderness and brutality at the same time

posted by Abeer on Jun 29, 2008

One of my favourite Tom Cruise films! Great action and wonderful costumes... WOW!

posted by Mandip on Mar 08, 2009

xFwB9x

posted by Wdepotum on Jul 14, 2009

xGYUsS If you have to do it, you might as well do it right.

posted by no prescriptions nee on Aug 03, 2009
 
 

LATEST MOVIE REVIEWS

THE PRIVATE LIVES OF PIPPA LEE :

“..delightful, funny, heartfelt, and is a must see for fans of fingerbanging everywhere..”
by Alexander Zalben [Filmcritic.com]

ME AND ORSON WELLES :

“..The film brims with wonderful turns from actors playing actors..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG :

“..delightful..”
by Allison Samuels [Newsweek]

THE ROAD :

“..well-made but almost unbearably grim..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]

NINJA ASSASSIN :

“..Ninja Assassin will likely disappoint action fans with excessive CGI gore, and gore fans with excessive uninspired action..”
by David Thomas [Filmcritic.com]

OLD DOGS :

“..pitiful..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]

MAMMOTH :

“..Any semblance of subtlety was unfortunately lost in translation..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]

THE MISSING PERSON :

“..drab, pale-looking affair without a trace of visual style..”
by Todd McCarthy [Variety]

FIX :

“..tiresome first-person-shot saga..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]

GLORIOUS 39 :

“..it's well below Poliakoff's more intelligent TV work..”
by Tim Robey [Daily Telegraph]