Wonderful Movie

Sadly Over-hyped

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Yang (Dong-gun Jang) defeats the greatest swordsman in a 500 year old war between two clans. He saves the last girl of the opposing clan. He escapes assassins to go to America's Old West to look for his friend who turned out to have passed away. He is followed by his former master intent on finishing the last of the enemy clan. In the dusty town of Lode, Lynne (Kate Bosworth) helps him reopen his friend's laundry service. She had survived the raping Colonel (Danny Huston) and his men to find sanctuary in the dusty desert town. Eight-Ball (Tony Cox) is building a ferris wheel to set down his traveling circus. Ronald (Geoffrey Rush) is a local drunk who is also a dead shot.This starts with a little bit of humor but the writing is unable to maintain it. The writing fails again and again. Kate Bosworth is almost funny at times. There are tons of stylish action. The ending is muddled by the arrival of two different groups of bad guys. It actually diminishes the intensity and decreases the fun of the action. The style and the setup is pretty good but the writing lets it down.

First of all, because the movie is well below the level of drama Jang Dong-gun is capable of expressing. Although the story is gripping, the moral conflict resolved by the main character is very interestingly expressed, the movie is (in my opinion) more of a commercial one than a film reflecting an idea or sending a message.The second reason (and the minus in stars) is represented by the relatively useless comedy accents. Why ? Well, because a movie with so much bloodshed can never be a family movie.Well, the 8 stars are indeed deserved. I regard the film as being a necessary bridge between western and eastern movie industries.On the other hand, the story, although not very deep, being constructed around the idea of honor vs/and humanity, is easy to follow in a good sense.But let's face it. If you truly enjoy the idea of East meeting West, watch Red Sun. Watching Charles Bronson and Toshiro Mifune in the same moving picture is a precious treat.

I stumbled upon this film by accident while channel jumping and I was immediately captivated by its striking graphic style. This is Tarantino meets Ang Lee meets Wachowski brothers.People who are easily aggravated/offended by films with flagrant historically inaccuracies should stay away from it. Its just not that kind of film. This is a fairytale about the perfect warrior (the silent type, literally, since he speaks about 20 sentences during the whole film) that becomes imperfect (from a warriors point of view) by the power of innocence.The film is so stylized that quite often the set is -obviously deliberate- recognizable as just that: a set. The film looks beautiful, gorgeous even, and so do the action scenes, of which some may think there are too few. I do not share that opinion, for this is not an action flick. Nor is it a high pitched drama. Its just a fairytale, boldly visualized, that happens to be set in an intentionally roughly painted western setting. The pacing is slow at times, which leaves you more time to enjoy the visuals.If you liked Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix for their visual flair, if you like Tarantino for his weird, over the top pulp stories, you really should try The Warriors Way.

'The Warrior's Way' is A Fair Entertainer, that works best as a lazy Sunday afternoon watch. 'The Warrior's Way' Synopsis: A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.'The Warrior's Way' is a time-pass entertainer, that doesn't even attempt to be legendary. Its a watchable action fare, that offers some very good action & crisp editing. The Screenplays is written ably. Sngmoo Lee's Direction is efficient. Cinematography & Art Design are passable. Graphics leave a lot to be desired. Performance-Wise: Geoffrey Rush does well, as usual. Jang Dong Gun plays the protagonist nicely. Kate Bosworth is fabulous, while Danny Huston has a blast playing the notorious villain. On the whole, 'The Warrior's Way' works till it lasts.