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      Bunraku

      R 2010 2 hr. 1 min. Action Fantasy List
      18% 22 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score In a future society where guns are illegal, a fist-fighter (Josh Hartnett) and a swordsman (Gackt) pummel and slash their way through a reclusive leader's army of thugs. Read More Read Less
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      Bunraku admirably strives for visual panache, but the staging, acting, and effects are dismal with a complete lack of excitement.

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      steven d Cant understand the hate. If you like sin city or sneider movies, if you enjoy pulpy martial arts and westerns if u like steven chow movies and wu tang then you will enjoy this colourful melting pot, kungfu-noir western. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/24 Full Review Darren D The film itself is based on Japanese puppet theater & Bunraku from writer & director Guy Moshe, with a strong cast & Faith No More very own Mike Patton doing the narration, Guy Moshe brings fun action & humour that often feels cartoonish like a modern day version of 1960s Batman. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/27/23 Full Review Onur O I generally check from RT if a movie is worth watching but this time I don't really care what the critics say, I enjoyed watching this movie many (and many) times and would watch it again. I watched it over a decade ago and the epic way the story is told, it catches something. You feel the closed, limited atmosphere the movie makes as it reflects the theathe plays and it clicked with me when I first watched the movie. I think after a few critics evaluated harshly, the comformity took over the critics who gave the movie %19 and they watched the movie with a loaded gun, already ready to fire. Five this movie a chance. It is not a clear cut %19, it is not a bad movie. It is just "popular" amongst critics to demolish it and look sophisticated. The movie has a spark in in if you are not closed to it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/15/23 Full Review K S When the movie was first announced, I was excited. Traditional Bunraku, Japanese Puppet Theater, is gorgeous and entertaining. This movie did not disappoint in its name sake. Stellar cast and sets. Small nuances in each character provide development as the plot moves forward. One thing is that this movie is most likely a sleeper. Meaning, a following will grow over time. It's not for everyone because of the style used, but that style makes it stand out even a decade later. It has become one of my comfort movies since it came out. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/30/23 Full Review Roslyn M My wee husband loves this film and I can see why! The cinematographer is stunning, 👌 very poetic and thought provoking if you can be bothered looking that deep if not you still have the ability to enjoy and it has woody so c,'mon your already sold! ♥️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/24/22 Full Review max n Extremely painful to watch this for two hours. Boring and nonsensical. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Joe Neumaier New York Daily News It should surprise no one that visually quirky, graphic-novelish, pulp-noir action flicks rarely come through the sausage machine intact. Rated: 1/5 Sep 30, 2011 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post Extremely cool-looking in the manner of "Sin City,'' but clumsily staged, slackly acted and mind-numbingly dull... Sep 30, 2011 Full Review Andy Webster New York Times A potpourri of genres that ends up a morass of clichs. Rated: 1/5 Sep 29, 2011 Full Review Shelagh Rowan-Legg That Shelf The pace drags and the twists and turns and subplots are unnecessary and annoying. May 16, 2018 Full Review Billy Tatum We Got This Covered Bunraku is everything from blatant ripoff to experimental cinema to a graphic novel gone wild with its bad acting and predictable ending. Rated: 6/10 Feb 11, 2013 Full Review Rob Hunter Film School Rejects Rated: B- Oct 5, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In a future society where guns are illegal, a fist-fighter (Josh Hartnett) and a swordsman (Gackt) pummel and slash their way through a reclusive leader's army of thugs.
      Director
      Guy Moshe
      Executive Producer
      David Matalon
      Screenwriter
      Guy Moshe
      Production Co
      Snoot Entertainment, Ram Bergman
      Rating
      R (Language|Bloody Violence)
      Genre
      Action, Fantasy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 18, 2016