Review of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989) by Terri H — 10 Nov 2008
This is the first and only Zatoichi that I've seen so far. I'm looking forward to seeing the one with Beat Takeshi in it.
This one has alot of great moments, but it felt episodic and poorly edited. For example, that sex scene in the jacuzzi with all the fog was amazing.. but it just sort of comes out of no where. You mean to tell me she was just walking along the road all by herself in the middle of the night?!?! Just bizarre. Maybe it was supposed to be a dream? Who knows.
The central performance is just great though.
Oh, and one other thing. There is this eighties pop song that is plunked down right in the middle of the movie like a big wet turd. It didn't ruin the movie or anything, but it did make me laugh.
This review of Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989) was written by Terri H on 10 Nov 2008.
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally has generally received very positive reviews.
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