Ninja Assassin
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34 out of 100

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6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 136 Ratings

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  • Starring: Naomie Harris, Rain, Rick Yune
  • Summary: Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them...and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge. In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow, Mika digs into top secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders. Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers led by the lethal Takeshi, to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Berlin, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive...and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 9 out of 20
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chris Nashawaty
    75
    Let's be honest, killing is this film's business...and business is good.
  2. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Stephen Cole
    50
    A convincing, reasonably co-ordinated action movie. Nothing special, but lovers of the genre will enjoy the workouts, especially if they bring night-vision glasses.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Dan Kois
    38
    Ten minutes after you leave the movie, all the battles will have blended in your memory into a ceaseless muddle of sliced-off appendages, jets of blood splashing artfully on walls, gurgling screams and flashing swords.
  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    Numbingly gory when it isn’t just plain numbing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 51
  3. Negative: 9 out of 51
  1. GwenB
    10
    I am amazed at how unimformed and out of touch the critics in America are. This movie Starred an actor named Rain (Jung Jihoon) who is an actor/model/R&B singer who practices martial arts as a hobby (even though he rivals Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan). Ninja Assassin Tells exactly how deadly Ninjas truly are and lets us see inside the world that many of us are unfamiliar with and which takes us out of our America safety zone. Yet in the midst of it, it shares a love story unlike the lovers in The King and I. Mika, though interesting as a journalist, is played beautifully by Naomi Harris. The story leaves us suspenseful and wanting more. When the movie ended, I heard applause everywhere. I am beginning to see that if critics hate a movie, it mut be good!… Expand
  2. gm101
    8
    While the acting could've been better, I really enjoyed this movie. Awesome martial arts by Rain. And I loved seeing blood all over the place. Good thing this movie wasn't in 3d though!… Expand
  3. CharlesW.
    6
    Definitely not the best movie, the plot was pretty stale...But it has to be checked out if you have any ounce of testosterone in you body. The fight scenes where too cool! Kinda funny knowing the star (Rain), is a Korean/Japanese pop star!!… Expand
  4. grandpajoe6191
    4
    "Ninja Assassin" is a straight up brutal hack-and-slash film that has fountains of blood oozing out of somebody's head within 5 seconds. The film needs serious trimming.… Expand

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