SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

Keira Brennan The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

taijiquan12 White-Man-in-Japan is practically its own sub-genre of movies (James Coburn's Shogun, Black Rain, The Last Samurai, 47 Ronin, The Wolverine), and all of those movies I mentioned are better movies than The Outsider, which follows the same basic pattern as those movies, but with less interesting acting, set-scenes, characters, and motifs. If you've never seen a Yakuza movie before, or know nothing about them, this might be a decent introduction, but even then, you might as well stick with the works of "Beat" Takeshi Kitano and Takashi Miike, who have a better understanding of the culture and the ideas within. Political correctness aside, The Last Samurai is just a more well-made movie that embodies this concept with better action and a story that makes more sense, whether or not the white-visitor who masters-everything storyline is tired out or not. If you're going to do that concept, do a good job with it. This movie has an underwritten story with a main character that has no backstory, interesting traits, or motive, and is somehow not investigated or extradited back to the US despite being an AWOL soldier in post-WW2 Japan. They dangle a possibly interesting plot-thread with a former member of his unit wondering if he's in Japan to escape a court-martial, and do nothing with it, just like how nothing is done with the good actors, sets, and costumes, which are all fine. I tried giving The Outsider a chance, but there's better WMiJ movies out there, better Yakuza films, and better Jared Leto and Tadanobu Asano performances out there.

mizsuz I thought it was a good story with wonderful acting from many different actors, beautiful cinematography, set design and costuming. It suffered from too many pregnant pauses and too much silent brooding, though. It's unfortunate, because Jared Leto does those exceptionally well. If there had been half as much of it the movie would have been a solid 7, leaning to 8.

sabrinasullivan-62775 Honestly, I thought this movie was fine. It was Jared Let's lack of facial expression that killed it for me. He had no emotions whatsoever unless he was hurt (and I guess that took a lot out of him if you noticed that forehead vein). Would have been nice if there was a bit of background story to his character, such as why he was imprisoned and why he was so neutral about everything. Decent movie overall.

Imran Ahmed Great film - I loved every minute of it. From the settings in buildings in sleazy neighborhoods around post-war Japan to the acting which was excellent. It even had one (maybe more?) moment of humor. There is little to complain about except perhaps it was gory even by today's standards. It's difficult to remember how one things leads to the next as the plot is crafted masterfully. Before the viewer is even aware, a Gaijin (foreigner or outsider) is a part of a Japanese Yakuza family in Osaka. Despite his penchant for violence - sometimes almost senseless - the main character is humanized through a tender side manifested by his love for a woman. The film depicts a broken down Japan still reeling from the impact of World War Two. There appears to be little of the order and wealth so closely associated with contemporary Japan. The movie is an eye opener on Japanese society for those who are unaware of the depths to which Imperial Japan feel after its surrender in 1945. Well acted, great plot with a serious dark side ... what's not to like?