The Last Samurai stars Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. An American army officer learns the ways of the Samurai in the late 1800s.
I have to say in advance that I have something irrational against Tom Cruise. It’s beyond reason, but it’s there. Havin said that I really enjoyed this film. It was well told and, after a few slightly jarring CG scenes towards the beginning, totally sweeps you away with te story. The ending does the movie justice, and doesn’t jar with the spirit and message of the movie. It is quite bloody, but not too gory.
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