Review of Branded to Kill (1967) by Peter D — 12 Feb 2012
Chipmunk faced Jô Shisido plays the hitman Hanada and whilst I enjoyed his performance in My Colt Is My Passport, I certainly can't say the same about this movie as it's one big mess. It's not his fault though, it's just the movie is too weird and incomprehensible to make any kind of sense.
Perhaps that's what the director Seijun Suzuki wanted - I don't know? I like to watch a movie that I can understand but this one is too confusing by far. Some parts of the movie are very stylish and look good.
I can't fault the action scenes especially the final shootout either but the rest is nothing to write home about. A lot of people seem to praise this movie quite a bit but I'm afraid I'm not one of them.
In fact I wouldn't watch this again. Give it a go if you want and if you understand what all the symbolism in the movie is all about give me a shout but otherwise don't bother.
This review of Branded to Kill (1967) was written by Peter D on 12 Feb 2012.
Branded to Kill has generally received very positive reviews.
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