Set in Japan during the end of the Shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji period, the film will follow a one-eyed, wandering samurai named Izo (Simu Liu) and an orc named Raiden (Fred Mancuso), as they work to bring a young elf girl (Yuzu Harada) and the wand she carries to the land of the elves in the north.... (Full plot summary below)
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Set in Japan during the end of the Shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji period, the film will follow a one-eyed, wandering samurai named Izo (Simu Liu) and an orc named Raiden (Fred Mancuso), as they work to bring a young elf girl (Yuzu Harada) and the wand she carries to the land of the elves in the north.
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| IndieWireDavid EhrlichThe novelty lies in the animation, a “good in theory” attempt to combine the hand-etched texture of traditional Japanese woodblock printing with the maximalist velocity of modern CGI. In keeping with franchise tradition, the results of that intriguing mash-up are close enough that you can see what Netflix was going for, but also so far short of the mark that it leaves you wishing you’d watched something else instead. |
| User ReviewJLuis_001It's complicated to compare it with David Ayer's film because the approach is absolutely different. It delivers on entertainment for the impressive action, but the script is frankly something that could have gotten more work. You can't wish for everything I suppose, but given the zero expectations I had, I don't feel disappointed, just indifferent. |
| User ReviewMetacriticOnurbad [ bad ] adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36. not good in any manner or degree. |
