Review of 13 Assassins (2010) by Irvin C — 17 Nov 2011

Now THIS is a movie! Few things could make my cinephile heart pitter-patter more than a great samurai flick. And this is it. I'm not much of a fan of Takashi Miike based on just a few works I've seen of his but man, color me converted.

The plot is pretty much straightforward: A group of samurai decide that they have to kill a psychotic lord aiming to bring back the age of war and does cruel, unspeakable things to his subjects. What follows is probably the best action movie of the year.

Great performances by a fine ensemble. Intense action and visuals. What more could you ask for? This would've made Kurosawa proud!