bold and ballsy
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09/30/06
Sonatine (1993)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:22
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: SONATINE tells the story of gang boss Murakawa (Takeshi Kitano), who decides to consolidate his power as he approaches middle age. When his boss responds by assigning him to a peacekeeping mission... [More]
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Susuma Terajima, Ren Osugi
Director: Takeshi Kitano
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Reviews for Sonatine
The look of the film is sometimes dreamy, sometimes crisp, but always engrossing.
01/01/00
When the action comes, it comes in short, precise bursts. It's not exciting. It's not intended to be.
01/01/00
The quirky humor gives what could easily be a tired story an unusual air of freshness and humanity.
01/01/00
It shows how violent gangster movies need not be filled with stupid dialogue, nonstop action and gratuitous gore.
01/01/00
Top CriticCompare the journey taken by Kitano's character to the 'character arc' on exhibit in a typical American action film.
01/01/00
One of the most valuable facets of Kitano's film is its exposure of the gangster ideal as the myth of little boys who forgot to grow up.
01/01/00
Kitano's haunting elegy to the gangster way of life.
01/01/00
Top CriticGross and trite as the material is, Kitano shows again that he is an ingenious, purposeful filmmaker.
01/01/00
Top CriticEliminates the one virtue American action films can legitimately claim -- vitality -- and replaces it with fake- existential claptrap wrapped in an inept narrative.
01/01/00
Top CriticA different kind of action movie.
02/28/02
This film resurrected the yakusa genre? It is amazing it didn't put it to sleep for good.
02/09/05
The great images presented on the screen -- not the acting, nor the story line, are what make this film work best.
01/01/00
Sleek, punchy and altogether captivating.
02/14/01
Top CriticKitano is a mesmerizing and remarkably humanistic angel of death.
01/01/00
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