Review of Ninja (2009) by John T — 17 Aug 2010
Me personally? I think the formula is a pretty simple one: the better the actor, the better the villain. No matter the strength of the script, if you pick a good actor for your villain, the day is saved.
Automatically. If Morgan Freeman, even, had been cast as the villain, this would be a multiple-star experience. Sadly, however, that little, basic, simple, obvious formula has escaped team Ninja. Not to pick on Tsuyoshi Ihara.
Everyone in this one except Togo Igawa, playing the sensei, is weak. The last movie I saw in this genre vein was Rain's Ninja Assassin. See Ninja Assassin if you're looking for a slick ninja action flick.
This one pretty much bites the big one. In a feeble kind of all gum and no teeth way.
This review of Ninja (2009) was written by John T on 17 Aug 2010.
Ninja has generally received mixed reviews.
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