SummaryRaizo 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, prepar...
SummaryRaizo 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, prepar...
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.
you can't take the critical note seriously "lol" what is good they think is bad and what is bad they think is good, in this case this movie is perfect the best movie about ninja
Just ignore the "professional" reviews about this movie because as usually in these days: when a movie gets only critics by journalists than it's means, that movie is interesting & worth to watch. Ofc., if you don't like gore in movies at all, and you also not fun of ninjas & martial arts, then possibly you have to look for a movie elsewhere. ;) But for the fun of this genre, it's a MUST SEE MOVIE, just too cool to miss, nuff said!
Seemingly made to capitalize on a dubious CG innovation -- namely, the slicing of bodies in half by whizzing five-pointed stars -- Ninja Assassin has little else to recommend it, not even laughs.
I'm very disappointed with all these "critics" giving thumbs down to this masterpiece. If you are a movie "critic" and you gave this NINJA movie a thumbs down... you don't know about Ninjas and NINJA fans.
This move is exactly what Ninja fans love about Ninjas. It's PERFECT!
The plot of Ninja Assassin is cliched at best and overdone at worst. However, the action scenes are incredible, and the stylized, over-the-top gore is pretty funny, and if you can get over the slow story, the movie is quite an enjoyable background watch.
Without a doubt, ninja are the most mysterious martial artists or killers imaginable. Sho Kosugi for decades has somewhat amazed us with his talent for bringing the ninja reputation to the captive eye, but beneath all of the luster there lies a fragment of boringness, false perception, and over glamorous situations where you begin to wonder why the story panned out the way that it did. You never expect a gory killer to associate himself with a hot chick and have to rely on her. I mean, lets face it- that kind of a man would have disposed of her to keep himself hidden. Instead, they go off on their crazy Hollywood adventure. I gave this a six only because of its action packed flesh-ripping sequences, but its not something that could entice me twice.
On dirait un film asiatique mais ce n'est pas tout-à-fait ça : il s'agit d'une production américaine via les Wachowski et Joel Silver... autant dire du commercial assez bas du front avec des tas d'effets spéciaux, même si les rigolos ont eu jadis à leur insu deux coups d'éclat à leur crédit.
L'acteur principal est coréen mais s'y connait sérieusement en voltige aérienne : quant à la fille qui ne sert à rien, il s'agit d'une bécasse noiraude qui n'a certainement pas inventé l'eau chaude avec le verre d'eau tiède qu'elle se trimballe tant mal que bien entre les oreilles.
Le scénario est très simple et ne donnera pas la migraine et le réalisateur James McTeigue est bien celui auquel on pense, celui qui a commis "V pour Vendetta" produit également par les frères Wachowski : tout est donc réuni ma foi pour le nanar carabiné complètement pourravenaze. Et à ce sujet, on est pas "déçu" : cette espèce de caricature d'une armée de ninjas super vénères est d'un ridicule qui en devient comique, de même que la formation des jeunes élèves futurs ninjas qui rassemble tous les clichés du genre en un gros paquet mal foutu.
Néanmoins, le film profite de tout ce sang synthétique ou plutôt virtuel pour nous en abreuver jusqu'à plus soif d'hémoglobine, se vautrant ainsi dans une ultra-violence échevelée et incontrôlée, totalement outrancière : ça coupe et ça découpe énormément, un peu -beaucoup- comme la réalisation qui devient de plus en plus "cut and move", c'est-à-dire épileptique et parkinsonienne. Et pour le coup, ça file la migraine.
Vraiment regrettable, car le début du film, très drolatique, laissait sans doute espérer quelque chose à la John Wick, pur produit d'auto-dérision bourré de pop-corn certes, mais étonnamment bien fait par ailleurs... Or, avec Ninja Assassin, il n'en est rien : le film s'enlise décidément trop vite dans le marasme qu'il a créé.
As I looked in the Bluray cover my friend borrowed me, I already knew what I was going for in this film: A brutally violent, yet overly serious and too choppy motion picture to be entertaining. That is the case with this movie, but what's worst is the addition of paper-thin characters, half-baked plotting, and poorly directed, edited gory scenes, with zero knowledge of what is going on in the particular scenes. There was no sense of fun in those sequences. Sure, there were ninjas with knives, swords, bladed chains, but does that really equal to good action? Absolutely no. The way director James McTeigue structured the action beats was beyond rushed and horrendous, with quick cuts, unnecessary close-ups and unrealistic jumps, along with awful editing, which is in display just by looking at the obviously shoddy CGI blood effect. Of course this guy learned nothing about "Matrix".
The first half of the movie really focus too much on flashbacks, rather on the main storyline. Not that the latter was less than bland, but there you have it. Too often I forgot I was watching "Ninja Assassin" with too many flashes to Raizo's past. Those scenes didn't do anything but to flesh out the character a little bit, and to offer more incomprehensible fights. The bad guy truly stood out as one of the most clichéd antagonists. Apart from the obvious perspective that he's a bad guy, there was no backstory nor humanity for this character to feel sympathetic. As for the other characters, what can I say about them, honestly? They got the simple plot moving, although I did like some performances. SOME. While the goons who were killed in the beginning of the movie were too over-the-top, star Rain portrayed his character finely, showing his emotions both as a ruthless killer and as good person underneath consistently. Naomie Harris portrayed her character just fine, but unfortunately she wasn't given much material to work with, being more kind of a love interest for our "hero". The movie didn't really need that romantic tension, but given how empty the script was, it probably was for the better.
If you are looking for a smartly plotted film, you won't find one in this mess. The narrative shows Raizo being trained by a highly secret society known as "Ozunu Clan", transforming himself into a cold-blooded warrior. His association with the group ends as they kill his best friend, escaping and hiding from them. He allies with agent Mika and Maslow (honestly I had to search this name because the guy was so forgettable) to stop this organization and kill his master. There's no emotional hook or depth whatsoever. It's just merely a preposterous, spaghetti-like clusterf*ck of a story that wants to generate action scenes, but not even that they can get it right. They don't even explain what's the purpose of having a ninja society that kills people who betray them.
This movie fails to live up to its title? Maybe to what's supposed to be (a great action flick), but this film assassinates too many elements that could have worked in favor for it. The only thing I recommend you is that if your favorite TV channel decides to air this movie one evening, or if someone brings the cover of this film, you be as fast as a ninja to avoid it.
Final Score: 3/10
Production Company
Warner Bros.,
Legendary Entertainment,
Dark Castle Entertainment,
Silver Pictures,
Anarchos Productions,
Rocklock Films,
Studio Babelsberg,
Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF),
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg