
Ronin is the Japanese word used for Samurai without a master. In this case, the Ronin are outcast specialists of every kind, whose services are available to everyone - for money. Dierdre (undoubtedly from Ireland) hires several Ronin to form a team in order to retrieve an important suitcase from a man who is about to sell it to the Russians. After the mission has been completed successfully, the suitcase immediately gets switched by a member of the team who seems to work into... (Full plot summary below)
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Ronin is the Japanese word used for Samurai without a master. In this case, the Ronin are outcast specialists of every kind, whose services are available to everyone - for money. Dierdre (undoubtedly from Ireland) hires several Ronin to form a team in order to retrieve an important suitcase from a man who is about to sell it to the Russians. After the mission has been completed successfully, the suitcase immediately gets switched by a member of the team who seems to work into his own pocket. The complex net of everyone tricking everyone begins to surface slowly, and deadly...
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| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt's a welcome throwback to the days when the world didn't have to end or tanker trucks explode to get an action audience's attention. |
| Screen It!Jim JudyA somewhat muddled yarn that's more tease than delivery. |
| Jam! MoviesLiz BraunWhatever the film lacks in coherence it makes up for in spectacular car chases. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenWhat an impeccably crafted film this is -- slightly impoverished in theme, perhaps, but so rich everywhere else that it seems rude to notice. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliRonin manages to remain focused on the plot and the characters, even while staging increasingly complicated pyrotechnic set pieces and offering its share of white-knuckle moments. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellRonin can be watched as appreciatively for its hard-boiled performances as for its visceral excitement. |
| Dallas ObserverBill GalloAs is common in a Frankenheimer picture, the plot lines get a bit tangled in Ronin, but the atmosphere is tense, the style impeccable. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittFrankenheimer doesn't recapture the magic he once created in movies like "The Manchurian Candidate," but he does cook up an effective thriller in the "French Connection" vein. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. PuccioIt is a tribute to the film's earnestness that we are able to overlook most of its absurdities and simply revel in its deeds. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatDepicts the amoral world of masterless warriors whose lives are filled with unending violence and betrayal. |