Review of 47 Ronin (2013) by Bobbythebrown — 26 Dec 2013

I wanted to like this film. Unfortunately, the pacing is terrible, and it builds up to nothing. Action scenes are scarce and often truncated. In between are cliche-ridden monologues and drab dialogue between flat, uninteresting characters.

It aspires to be an epic, but instead straddles the line between farce and Nyquil. Its only saving grace is the cinematography, which is top notch. However, it can't compensate for the fact that sitting through this 2-hour movie felt like a lifetime.

A boring, pointless, boring lifetime.