ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

adonis98-743-186503 A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun. 47 Ronin is one of the films i had the pleasure seeing on the big screen back in 2013 and regardless of what critics thought about it i think it was an insane Sci-fi, Action, Adventure Epic with Dragons, Spiders and Samurais that will please some viewers of the genre. Keanu Reeves is excellent as this outcast who joins them in order of taking revenge for their master's death also Hiroyuki Sanada was excellent just like he was in The Last Samurai (2003) and The Wolverine (2013). Overall lot's of action, effects and sword fights that to me were more than just fine. (10/10)

isams-54964 In my opinion the movie 47 Ronin is an amazing movie.The actor Keanu Reeves does an amazing job portraying the main character in the movie. The movie is about a jealous Lord that fears that the shogun favors another lord over him and hatches a plot that ends with the other lords ritual suicide. After the other lords death, his samurai, led by Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada ), are forced to live as outcasts. Oishi wanders for several years but realizes that he must turn to Kai (Keanu Reeves), a mixed-blood warrior he once rejected, to help him and his ronin ( a samurai without lord or master during the feudal period )comrades take revenge on Lord Kira. The movie has a great love story which one is prepared to sacrifice oneself for another. The movie shots like point of view and close up view. although the movie was great i didn't like that fact the all but one of the ronin had to die when they did a good deed

TheLittleSongbird Being very fond of the fantasy genre, this reviewer was expecting '47 Ronin', also based on a great real story, to be much better than it was.'47 Ronin' is not entirely dishonourable. It does feature some stunning visuals, the film is beautifully photographed, incredibly handsomely mounted and the set and costume designs are spellbinding. The music score is ethereal and rousing, and although the acting was bad on the whole there was one good performance and that was the tremendously dignified one of Hiroyuki Sanada.Not all the visual aspects come off well. The editing is all over the place, sometimes chaotic and too busy, providing a choppy effect to the storytelling and some incompleteness in the continuity. The special effects also look like the makers ran out of budget. Even for a fledgling director, Carl Rinsch's lack of experience comes through loud and clear with some lack of visual finesse and an inability to allow the film to come to life.Of the acting, only Sanada is good. Keanu Reeves is very wooden and completely out of place with a character and back-story that feel as though they were incorporated as an afterthought. Ko Shibasaki looks uncomfortable, and while Rinko Kikuchi can be a bright spot she isn't here, here she overacts dreadfully in a role more at home in an over-the-top pantomime production. It was a laudable idea using real Japanese actors, and some are very talented, but they don't look comfortable and line delivery is stilted.To be fair though, the writing badly works against them and leaves them severely stranded, everything sounding awkward, clunky and preposterously pithy. How anybody involved was able to take anything coming out the actors' mouths seriously is anybody's guess. The characters are basically every genre stereotype and cliché in existence, which may not have been a problem if they were interesting but they are cardboard and mannequin-like instead.Regarding the story, it starts off in a very pedestrian fashion and sadly never comes to life or gains momentum. It never excites, entertains or moves, instead feeling tedious and long-winded with some very stupid elements that makes the film impossible to take at face value or take it for what it is. Action is too little, and when it does feature it's overblown and like a cartoon.In conclusion, has a few components that saves it from being a complete disaster but very poor. 2/10 Bethany Cox

shannonmariekennett If you are skeptical of this film due to the most outrageously stupid ratings, just do it. It will be the best decision you make, one of my now favorite movies ever, so beautiful, honoring and all around amazing. Please please! give this a watch, you won't regret it! I can't understand why anyone would give this less than at least an 8, even if you aren't a fan of movies like this you can still most definitely appreciate it and see it's beauty, I personally was skeptical about watching this at first due to the reviews and I'm so glad that I did, really shows some actual history in there too as well as making it very entertaining.