47 Ronin (2013)
Genre: Action / Fantasy
Duration: 119 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Carl Rinsch
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada and Kô Shibasaki
IMDb score:
6,3 (181.587)
Releasedate: 6 December 2013
47 Ronin plot
"For courage. For loyalty. For honor."
A company of ronin - exiled masterless samurai - try to restore honor by taking revenge on the treacherous Lord Kira, who was responsible for the death of their master. Kai is the troubled member of the troupe, who is questioned by the other members. Things only get worse when he falls in love with Mika, the daughter of their fallen master. The courage and loyalty of the ronin towards each other is severely tested.
Actors and actresses
Kai
Kuranosuke Ôishi
Mika
Lord Kira
Lord Asano
Witch
Chikara
Yasuno
Hazama
Basho
Reviews & comments
Shadowed
-
- 12083 messages
- 7064 votes
Weak display.
I felt him hanging in the air early on. Reeves who already looks completely lost in this movie. I don't understand why he shows up here anyway, because he clashes quite a bit with Asian culture. But the rest isn't doing great either.
Both everyone shows terrible acting. You shouldn't let them speak English for such a huge amount of time anyway. Shibasaki was absolutely horrible. I've really rarely seen anyone read her lines so fake and inconclusively in a movie.
Visually, the huge budget has done absolutely no wonders. Despite the fact that there are some nice things, the CGI is a bit too corny and the action too short and absent. If it seems to go loose for a while, the film doesn't pull out again.
The film is boring out there, despite the still quite interesting story. However, there is simply too little fantasy and action and too much boring drama. Drama that absolutely does not work due to appalling acting performances that give the film a kind of comedy feel.
It's a shame that the film never really succeeds, because the strongest was the ending with the Seppuku. However, most of it was thrown away anyway and that's a shame. There was much more potential in this than was ultimately realized.
Translated from Dutch · View original
mrklm
-
- 12860 messages
- 10708 votes
The title refers to 47 heroic Japanese warriors, whose bravery, loyalty and self-sacrifice are commemorated annually by the Japanese people on December 14. The story is captivating and some fine martial arts can be admired here and there, but Reeves is colorless as the half-Japanese outsider who has to undergo the necessary humiliations to prove his dignity. Rinsch relies too much on mostly unconvincing CGI and part of the Japanese cast seems to only be able to speak English phonetically. Considering the high budget and the expectations that come with it, definitely a disappointment.
Translated from Dutch · View originalPre- and sequels
Blade of the 47 Ronin
2022
Latest News
Recent films that turn the gaming table into a pressure cooker
Why Casinos Remain a Popular Setting in Crime Dramas
Oscar Isaac after Dune: roles that reveal a different side of the actor
Behind the Scenes: The Making of Star Wars and Its Legacy
Corporate & Media
Realtimes Network
Innovatieweg 20C
7007 CD, Doetinchem, Netherlands
+31(315)-764002
