Based on 49092 votes and 330 reviews.
I`ve seen the Last Samurai 3 times and intend to see it at least one more time before it leaves the movie houses. The Last Samurai tells a compelling story of two men and the development of a profound spiritually based friendship. It is a tale of two cultures and many sub-stories of love, friendship, greed, amition, power, codes of honour and, above all, it is the story, told in a microcosmic way, of the struggle of life for all human beings. I`ve had taken a number of friends and each of us (and for me each time I`ve seen this movie) they were all deeply touched: emotionally, psychically, spiritually. I was impressed by the cultural integrit
Superb, simply magnificent, excellent storytelling, inspiring and uplifting....Such grandeur, emotionally enveloping...Outstanding cast and crew....Reminds me of Edward Zwick`s other fine film, "Glory" which should have won "Best Picture" for 1989 and Mel Gibson`s "Braveheart"....Purely enjoyable cinematic scope and quality....Congratulations to all the nominees!.....Job well done....A film to be seen and enjoyed by generations to come....
Characterization was this film`s strongest point--the many verbal parries and silent communications between these very real characters made me feel awe, sadness, smirking amusement, loss, and heartbreak. All by itself, that would be a terrific acomplishment and my review would be written and done with. But I really didn`t know anything about this "Ken Watanabe" guy, did I? Not that he`s actually rather easy-going...and not that in real life he looks more like a huggable chipmunk than a slashing Samurai! To be sure, this is silly, but I actually got so obsessed by this that I was downloading pictures of Ken as Katsumoto to my desktop jus
I think ken watanabe is so hot I would marry him in second or any day he has a nice body
What a joy it was to watch this film. Buy far the Movie of the year!! The reason it doesn`t get the respect it should from the Academy awards is because of it`s negative portrayal of the American government. And we all know how patriotic any American awards organizaation is.
Incredible. Perfectly paced and beautifully acted, easily the best I have seen in a long time.
every thing magnificent from beginning to end.
This movie has breathtaking scenery and the supporting cast was great. It almost made up for Tom Cruise taking himself way too seriously throughout the entire film...almost.
Reminds me of Shogun, a strong production.
the last samurai is such a touching show that i cried in cinema! deifnitely a must watch movie!