Review of Ninja Vengeance (1993) by Trey Y — 16 Mar 2010

There are some movies that are downright awful with no redemptive qualities to speak of. Luckily, Ninja Vengeance is so bad that it's actually good. The overarching story is one involving racism and romance.

Sadly, not a single aspect of the film is even remotely well realized. This does, however, work out for the best because the picture goes from considerate to ridiculous rather quickly. First the topic of racial discrimination starts to degenerate on account of how poorly it is handled.

None of the characters can be considered memorable since the acting is abysmal, actual character development is nonexistent, and the script was most likely written by American third graders. Any of the behavior seen in the movie is either extremely unrealistic or absolutely confusing.

Countless plot holes will spur infinite questions during viewing when the only remedy is to simply look the other way and go with the flow. The action sequences are laughably bad as is the screen play.

In the end, Ninja Vengeance is as pitiful as its title, but when viewed amongst friends in a comedic atmosphere it can actually be quite enjoyable.