Review of Ninja Assassin (2009) by Michaelk — 28 Nov 2009

Now heres the thing... if you go to the movies one night to see a great movie, with deep, complex characters, a solid multi-layered story full of twists and a strong emotionally driven plot... dont see this movie if you go to the movies to movies one night just to escape, waste some time and be entertained this is the movie for you (provided you can handle ALOT of blood and gore).

I fell into this latter category and I walked away thoroughly happy with how I spent my money. Is it a great movie by technical definition or compared to movies like (two of my personal favorites) Saving Private Ryan or Pan's Labyrinth? No.

Its violent, campy escapism at its finest and, lets just be honest, thats all it ever intended itself to be.