The Last Samurai

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Benjamin H Tom Cruise commands the screen in The Last Samurai, a humungous, richly painted and emotionally powerful epic that does sometimes bow down to some of its cliches, but kept me absorbed due to its fully fledged storytelling and exhilarating action. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/24/25 Full Review Ron T After years and listening to the critics I finally watched it as I couldn’t find anything else. Not sure why the audience loves it and critics not as much. My vote is with the audience who want to be entertained. Don’t listen to the critics who for what ever reason might be a little biased. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/25 Full Review Hash Y Directed by Edward Zwick, known for Glory, Legends of the Fall and Courage under fire to name a few, this wonderful epic set in post feudal Japan at a time where the people are transitioning over to more western values. Staring Tom Cruise as a grizzly Civil War captain (so around the mid/late 1800's) He is sent to train Japanese soldiers to fight again a rebelion led by Ken Watanabe as the enigmatic Katsumoto. Head of one of the last true Samurai villages. What follows is a glorious clash of cultures as Tom/Captain Algren see's the true beauty of Japananse Samurai Culture. In the end Algren joins the rebelion against imperial Japan, let by the young and confused Emperior Meiji. Glorious battle scenes, and beatiful sets create an amazing and seemingly autentic look at the end of the Samurai era. I enjoyed every minute of this movie, featuring some great actions in small to medium roles. A feast to the eyes and senses, I can highly recommend this movie. While it is not set again realistic historical events, there is some loose connection with the Satsuma rebellion of 1877 led by Saigo Takamori. The movie may take some liberties with the historcial depiction of its characters and events, but it none the less delights and entertains. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/03/25 Full Review thiago s Filme bacana, o roteiro é bacaninha, as cenas são bacanas, a história é bacaninha, o elenco é bacaninha, e ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são bacaninhas, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/12/25 Full Review Audience Member A pretty darn good movie that captures the warrior spirit well. Tom Cruise shines as an alcoholic veteran that bonds with the samurai culture and eventually becomes one. 4.5/5 stars. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Steven B Cruise at his possibly best. Great flick with high moral commentary about war. How they rated it 66% and viewers went 86%. I go even higher Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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