TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

2freensel I saw this movie before reading any reviews, and I thought it was very funny. I was very surprised to see the overwhelmingly negative reviews this film received from critics.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

petra_ste A conventional but droll action/comedy, Wasabi follows anti-hero "tough cop who gets results" Hubert (Reno), who travels to Japan to investigate the death of his former girlfriend. Surprise: once there, he meets a daughter he never knew he had (Hirosue).Thankfully, the movie is graced with the presence of the always reliable Jean Reno. With his quiet intelligence, rough charisma and lovably sullen demeanor, he is one of those actors who manage to elevate everything they star in.Worth one viewing.6,5/10

tedg Sometimes it is the idea of a movie that has value, but to get that idea, you have to suffer through a really bad show.Ostensibly, this is a story about a tough, retired French commando. (Note to rest of world: within France, these guys are considered to be tougher than special forces in the rest of the world, probably because the "regular" French armed forces are so universally thought to be wussy.) He goes to Japan and tussles with the local mafia boss. It is a pastiche of tropes and unamusing.But if you sit through it, you begin to wonder at what it is. Its existence is a fascinating thing. It isn't something that makes sense at all, and seems to be — if it is not completely random — the product of a clever mind. The genre was created by Hollywood and then adopted in the third generation by Besson who with great care did to it what Leone did to the western. Its is an anti-ironic twist, taking the ironic, self-mocking attitude from Hollywood and mapping it to something the filmmaker takes quite seriously. All well and good.But then transporting the genre one more cultural fold to Japan? Without the slightest nod to any Japanese cinematic notions? Keeping the style as it came from Hollywood and the seriousness from France? No wonder the man couldn't taste the wasabi.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.

xophael I'm a big fan of Jean Reno and if you are, get this movie. Its has awesome action and some decent comedy, especially from the character Momo. Just looking at him makes you laugh. Its a French movie by Luc Besson. But its dubbed very well and Jeno Reno uses his own voice. Unlike in Le Femme Nakita where it was dubbed by someone else. Basically, the plot is Reno is a cop in France and finds out his girlfriend in Japan who left him 19yrs ago mysteriously died and he goes to the funeral. Talk about not letting go. And finds out he has a 19yr old daughter. But not to go to into it to much, but there is yakuza, explosions, guns, and great one liners. The first 5 mins draws you into the movie with Reno punching out a woman in a dance club. Then 10mins in, drag queens rob a bank and Reno beats their ass bad. Literally. That alone makes you want to keep watching. Just to see what the hell is going to happen next. I'm a bit bias and I gave it a 10, but Its a great action flick that I watched more times then I can count.

Bozo This movie reminds me a lot of movies like Shoot Em Up and The matrix combined...except in French.Wasabi follows the story of Hubert Fiorentini, a French cop who travels to Japan for his former lover, Miko's, cremation, only to learn that her daughter, Yumi, is also his. However, when he also learns of the vast fortune that Miko left Yumi, he knows he must protect Yumi from some bad people that Miko got mixed up with and ended up losing her life to.First off, the comedy/action mix in Wasabi is extraordinary. The comedy is not over-the-top ridiculously stupid like in Scary Movie 4. It goes well with the action and adds to it, making it interesting.The acting is excellent, particularly Jean Reno as Hubert Fiorentini, the by-the-book, witty, skilled cop. We also have a funny performance by Michel Muller, as Hubert's moronic, hard-working, laid back partner Momo. Ryoko Hirosue was also great as Yumi, the hyper, preppy, fun-loving, happy-go-lucky daughter of Hubert.There are a lot of good Matrix-style action scenes here, all well-done and not overly ridiculous. The story was very well written and executed.Over all, Wasabi is a great movie for action fans. Fans of The matrix and Shoot Em Up will not want to miss this one. 9/10.