The Warrior's Way (2010)

How sad is this?

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

I am so late in watching this movie - had never heard of it before - but I came across the trailer of it in you-tube last night and had to watch it. This movie has a great balance between cowboy/samurai - great character development, great story telling, very good actors (some were over the top but in a good way), and some of the best choreography that I have seen in a very long time. And the music score was very well played in the background bringing just the right tone to every scene.A must see for people that want to see something different - I enjoyed it very much and look forward to watching it again. And the ending leaves us with the opportunity for a sequel...I truly hope that comes to life because I would be the first in line!

If you've seen "High Plains Drifter", you know the storyline: man with no name (or in this case one name) rides into a Old West town (this one has a bizarre circus theme complete with a Ferris Wheel), is taken in by the locals, a bad gang and the Warrior's old allies from his homeland invade, the Warrior helps to save the town, but not much of it is left in the end. There's not much else to the storyline, the Warrior has a love interest and a child that he refused to kill in his previous life, but the rest is pretty standard fare.What pulls "The Warrior's Way" out of a 4 or 5 star rating is the visual effects, and man they are something to behold. Combine bullet time from "The Matix", the blood spatter and slow motion effects from "300", sword action from the "Seven Samurai", and toss in the gun battles from any Sergio Leone western, and you have "The Warrior's Way".This film has some awesome effects from an old gunslinger pegging falling dynamite sticks with a buffalo gun from the top of a ferris wheel, The Warrior taking out multiple bad guys in "300" slo-mo, to the Sad Flutes dropping into the town one by one on the rooftops like falling dominoes but in reverse, it's all very cool.The sword fighting is completely over the top but very, very entertaining. I like the fact that The Warrior didn't have much to say, much like Clint in "High Plains Drifter". The rest of the cast does a good job, I didn't buy Kate Bosworth's old west accent, but that's just nitpicking.All in all this is well worth a couple hours of your time to watch.

When the greatest Samurai assassin will not kill the last enemy, a baby, he becomes the number one target of his clan. So he travels to the American old west to stay with his friend. But can he truly change his life? This is a fascinating intermixing of the oriental fighting movies and the old western shoot-'em-ups. It makes one realize that they really are not that different after all. Add in a simple story, a simple subplot and lots of personal choices that must be made and you have a very solid action film. Of course part of the fun is seeing bits and pieces of some classic American westerns incorporated into the script, as well as seeing them through another culture's eyes.This is a must see for action fans.

Critic or referrer, this movie is very fun to watch. While the slightly uneven pace may glaze some reviewers down a star or two, the nigh perfect display of action and drama will undoubtedly keep you interested, and the intriguing blend of two worlds only adds to that effect. Fans of anime and semi-old samurai films will love the oriental side of the film, and fans of gritty and semi-modern westerns will love the western side. I also believe that these two types of fans could harbor a newfound interest and respect for both worlds in the end, as well. On top of all this, the acting is flawless and the visuals are epic without having to be too graphically insistent like many of today's films. Again, the storyline and fight sequences are nicely surreal, but do not fall into a ridiculous realm of fantasy and magic, and the battles seem very well choreographed. A stunning, must-see film, in my opinion.