47 Ronin
This is narrative about 47 unrecognised samurai whose master gets slayed, and they are now travelling far away from home to take his revenge. In their way they encounter dark forces whose goal is to kill them all.
26 September 1946, Tokyo, Japan
19 October 1988, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 January 1981, Osaka, Japan
5 August 1981, Tokyo, Japan
June 21, 2016
47 Ronin's biggest shortcoming lies in never relinquishing its real world footing so the visual artistry can intrigue on its own merits.
November 09, 2015
47 Ronin is a film for nobody, made by committee. Like its samurai, it is masterless.
December 27, 2013
A singular viewing experience: a multi-colored downer fantasy which combines bursts of imagination with a bleak worldview, resulting in something that rarely feels mainstream.
August 11, 2014
47 Ronin looks from the outset like a picture that went off without a hitch.
December 26, 2013
47 Ronin is admirably devoted to its material, but it's almost tedious to watch.
January 03, 2014
The pacing is cloddish and tone unaccountably dour.
December 26, 2013
In spite of its enjoyable, easy-to-exploit aspects, "47 Ronin" is a big budget spectacle hamstrung by its need to be at once flippant and respectful of its honor-driven source material.
December 26, 2013
Believe it or not, for all its additions, it's too respectful. You want it to be funnier, crazier.
June 18, 2016
There's no such thing as bad Jack (Nicholson). There's only vintage and current Jack. However, while there is good Keanu, and even great Keanu, there is also... less good Keanu.
June 15, 2014
This $175million Hollywood reworking of Japan's most celebrated tale of honour and revenge is a mostly plodding affair, notwithstanding some fantastical sword-and-sorcery flourishes.
January 03, 2014
There's nothing pretty or exciting about this movie (inexplicably, it's in 3-D), even when all anyone's doing is fighting.
March 04, 2015
Samurai movies may not be everyone's favorite yuletide entertainment, but there's something to be said for Ronin 47.
