"The Warrior's Way" was the box office bomb of last year, it also may be it's best action movie. It's because the movie's style is impeccable. The movie looks so well that's just wonderful to keep your eyes focused on. It's a "300" and "Watchmen" looking film, but the story is anything but. This is the story of a assassin, Yang (Dong-gun Jang) who is about to wipe out the enemy clan once and for all. The last family member happens to be a baby and Yang can't kill the child. He instead forsakes his clan and flees to protect the baby from the "Sad Flutes" His former clan of ninjas. The plot sounds a bit silly but is pulled off fantastically.
Yang comes to a old west american town filled with delightful characters including the local drunk (Geoffrey Rush a long way from "The King's Speech), a circus run by Eight-Ball (Tony Cox or the dwarf from "Bad Santa") and a tomboy (Kate Bosworth, weird accent but still very pretty). Yang decides to settle down and begins a relationship with the tomboy Lynne. He trains her in martial arts for the raiders (cowboys) that come to town to loot and kill. She looks to avenge the death of her family from their leader "The Colonel" (Danny Huston, menacing as always). The ninjas are coming and what will happen is an epic three way war between them, the raiders and the town folk.
I saw this movie with very low expectations, I suggest you do the same. I came out of the theater loving it. I mean a movie that has ninjas vs cowboys. What did you expect? However the movie also works to those who used to or do watch anime. It's like a old story you'll find there. Wild characters, dark hero and battles that get you fired up. The movie looks like a blend of a Fellini, Sergio Leon and Kurosawa movie. There are scenes are pure brilliance and is a blast all the way through.
8.5/10
Recommendation: Most my theater hated it, but I loved it. It's funny, action packed and looks brilliant.
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