Review of Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) by Grant S — 17 Jul 2014
The way of the samurai is found in death.
An African American hitman in the ghetto tries to live a life of truth and honesty and follow the path of the samurai. He finds a lot of unjustice individuals in his profession but he tries to keep to a higher standard. When he becomes a target of the mafia, he tries to pass his knowledge down to the youth and move forward with facing his nemeses.
"You shot me in the same place as last time.".
Jim Jarmusch, director of Dead Man, Broken Flowers, Only Lovers Left Alive, Coffee and Cigarettes, Money Train, Night on Earth, The Limits of Control, and Stranger than Paradise, delivers Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai. The storyline for this picture is interesting and a bit unique but kind of reminded me of a blaxpliotation of Leon: The Professional. The acting was okay, better than average, and the cast includes Forest Whitaker, Rza, Victor Argo, Damon Whitaker, John Tormey, and Richard Portnow.
"Always see everything, my brother.".
Ghost Dog is a movie I have always wanted to see and found it on Netflix. I understand the direction they went with this film, and it is unique in its own way, but it is a fairly average movie with some potential that never comes to fruition. I will score this above average based on the premise but I wouldn't go too out of my way to see it.
"The end is important in all things.".
Grade: C+.
This review of Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) was written by Grant S on 17 Jul 2014.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai has generally received very positive reviews.
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