Review of Sonatine (1993) by Brodie I — 15 Jul 2006
"Kitano has made a film so deceptively careless that its deeper qualities can be easily overlooked. The dialogue is either emphatic or deflective - take your pick. Kitano concentrates so much on faces, but they never show us much, at least not what we expect.
His characters react to violence - even when it is inflicted on them - with an ironic stoicism, not at all surprised to find a pistol pointing their direction. And the way he has of holding a shot a few beats after a scene has ended, leaving us to stare at a blank alley or an empty beach.
" Couldn't say it better myself.
This review of Sonatine (1993) was written by Brodie I on 15 Jul 2006.
Sonatine has generally received very positive reviews.
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