
While hunting in the forest, Lord Asano of Ako and his samurai find a young half-breed and take him with them to live in the castle. Several years later, Lord Asano holds a tournament to welcome the Shogun to Ako. The night after the tournament, Lord Asano is bewitched into hurting Lord Kira of Nagato, and is punished into committing seppuku by the Shogun. Realizing that it was a Lord Kira's evil plot, the samurais and the half-breed sets out for revenge against the Shogun's ... (Full plot summary below)
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While hunting in the forest, Lord Asano of Ako and his samurai find a young half-breed and take him with them to live in the castle. Several years later, Lord Asano holds a tournament to welcome the Shogun to Ako. The night after the tournament, Lord Asano is bewitched into hurting Lord Kira of Nagato, and is punished into committing seppuku by the Shogun. Realizing that it was a Lord Kira's evil plot, the samurais and the half-breed sets out for revenge against the Shogun's order.
Leave your thoughts about 47 Ronin.
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfIt's a mute-button movie, with passages of gorgeous cinematic craftsmanship. It's too bad the rest of the effort blocks the view. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd Jorgenson... reverent at times but smacks of demographic pandering with its efforts to be not only a historical war epic, but also a supernatural thriller and a fantasy adventure. |
| Movie MezzanineAndrew JohnsonRinsch's vision of Japan is brimming with imagination, and I found myself wishing I could spend more time there. I just don't want any of these people with me." |
| The Script LabNguyen Le47 Ronin fails to be a good movie out of a fascinating pitch. Even with intensely beautiful distractions, they are not effective enough to disguise the gigantic lumps. |
| The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyA multi-colored downer fantasy which combines bursts of imagination with a bleak worldview, resulting in something that rarely feels mainstream. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekIn their quest to give the classic story international appeal, the makers have turned '47 Ronin' into an extravagant live-action comic book with a distinctly juvenile sensibility. |
| The Ooh TrayEd WhitfieldThe idea that revenge is a prerequisite for transcendence is an odd underpinning for a modern blockbuster. What would Nelson Mandela have made of that I wonder? If only we could ask him. |
| Film School RejectsJack GirouxThe camerawork is claustrophobic with too many close-ups, fast cutting, and dim 3D, and stylistically the movie fails to set itself apart from most blockbusters. |
| The Times of IndiaReagan Gavin RasquinhaMagical lands and sorcery add to the movie's mythic structure. While Mika is suitably simpering, the witch is delightfully evil and is a pleasure to watch. As for Reeves, his lines are minimal, but his swordplay does all the talking. |
| Willamette WeekMichael NordineA curious folly, albeit an almost endearingly sincere (and strange) one that seems to revere its legendary source material as much as it distorts it. |