Review of The Last Samurai (2003) by Peter Rainer for New York Magazine (Vulture) — 08 Aug 2017
The Last Samurai is an idyll in which the savageries of existence are transcended by spiritual devotion. That’s a beautiful dream, and it gives the film a deep pleasingness, but the fullness of life and its blackest ambiguities are sacrificed.
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This review of The Last Samurai (2003) was written by Peter Rainer and published by New York Magazine (Vulture) on 08 Aug 2017.
The Last Samurai has generally received positive reviews.
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