Review of Sonatine (1993) by Adam C — 31 May 2007

The first kitano movie I saw. I love him so much!

This review of Sonatine (1993) was written by Adam C on 31 May 2007.

Sonatine has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Michael M (3,845) on 09 Apr 2010

SarÃ anche un film importante per il suo tentativo di innovare il genere, ma vado contro il giudizio della critica: l'ho trovato troppo…

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By Anonymous User (943) on 31 May 2011

Once I got over the fact that this wasn't the shoot-em-up John Woo style film I was expecting, I started to love this movie wholeheartedly…

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A fair, well acted Yakuza flick, with occasional flashes of genius (the bashing of the beach floor being a particularly memorable one) amongst…

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[VIDEO] Sonatine is a lyrical picture of Japan's poker face toward the outrageous violence of its mob culture…

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By Rush J (11) on 27 Apr 2009

Another classic Yakuza tale from Kitano. Not his best film but a subtle masterpiece non the less, and definitely up there with his finest work…

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Kitano's film is interesting, but overall uneven still all together it's effective…

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By Cherie N (36) on 08 Feb 2010

This is so strange - a Yakuza beach holiday…

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Great movie. The scene playing on the beach is beautiful…

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