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1. jdart

   Amazing story. Must see.

2. wirius

   Exciting. Entertaining. Emotional. Very good.
   Just saw it on DVD and am sorry I did not see it on the big screen. The cinematography is beautiful. The battles are epic and the relationships interesting. Well acted all around, especially Ken Watanabe as Katsumoto, "The Last Samurai".

3. noddar

   1 of cruises best works but i still liked cold mountain better
   ..

4. ocsana

   Great movie about the samurai culture, but story is lacking
   I was hoping for something more after watching this movie. The violence is slightly different from Hollywood fare because of how graphic, but well done, it was. I didn’t quite believe the storyline unfortunately. The story could have been more somehow and it would have touched me more. There was an opportunity for it. The samurai character was authenic and charismatic. Overall, I enjoyed the movie for it’s authenticity to the culture of the samurai, but I didn’t quite believe Cruise’s character.

5. sashi

   Cruise’s Best Work!
   This is one of a few Tom Cruise movies that actually displays Tom Cruise’s talent as an actor other than Vanilla Sky, and the Firm. I enjoyed the cinematography, directing, and special effects as well as the performances of all the actors, too the point where I was really swept away with it’s overall beauty.

6. Emily

   An excellent film helping us remember what is most important
   The Last Samurai starts off with Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise) a young civil war captain who is asked to help train the Japanese army to quell a resistance brewing in their streets. The resistance is the samurai, the very force that created the Japanese system of government. The resistance is led by Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe) who is a noble samurai still loyal to the emperor of Japan. Algren gets captured by the samurai during an encounter and he falls in love with the ways and customs of the samurai. He eventually fights alongside his once enemy Katsumoto against the power that is trying to defeat them.

   This movie gives you insight on the ways of the samurai and what they valued. We see a deep sense of honor and remembering your roots. We also see the tragic demise of the old ways by the ways of the new. The movie shows us all about the sacrifices one makes for himself and for his country even if it means death.

   The acting was phenomenal. Tom Cruise delivers a wonderful performance as Nathan Algren the once enemy of the samurai turned ally. His performance was so convincing that you feel the loyalty and homage that he was trying to convey as if you were in his place. Katsumoto played by Ken Watanabe was also was phenomenal. Through his character he teaches us all the values that were so easily forgotten over the passage of time.
   The scenery and the costumes were excellent as well. Through this we get a full and rich flavor for the traditions and style of post-feudal Japan. You can actually see the transition that is occurring through the streets from the contrast of traditional and modern dress to the contrast of the hustle and bustle of Tokyo to the traditional and small samurai village where Algren spent his days. What is especially noteworthy is the warriors armor. There was an impressive and intimidating display of the battle gear of the samurai. You really get a sense of what it was to be on a battle field being attacked by these warriors. It was truly awe inspiring.
   Every aspect of this film was top notch and you really can’t ask for more. You feel the full range of emotions from sadness to excitement. This film has it all and delivers on all levels. The benchmark of a good movie is the mark it leaves upon you when you go to leave the theater. After watching this film you can tell that everyone in the theater got something from this movie and it just goes to show what a well made movie can do to the human emotional state.

   Joe
   banginbanana.com

7. wing

   What could be more necessary….
   … than a film worth watching.

   As is to be expected with almost every movie to come from Hollywood, the ending could have been better. Hollywood has been too predictable for far too long now. Culd the ending have been more predictable? Yes, too predictable. But still a good movie. Despite its flaws it was still easily better than most of the garbage out there. There’s just too many (crappy) films out there to watch on a weekly basis.

8. elenab

   I Want to Be a Samurai!
   I was pretty biased going into this movie, especially since Tom Cruise plays one of the lead characters. Don’t get me wrong, I do like Tom Cruise, but for once I’d like to see him get his ass kicked. I want to see him lose a fight. I want to see a Tom Cruise death scene.

   How many times has he played the hero? Is anyone else tired of that?

   Don’t let my opinion over his split with Nicole taint this review. He just keeps playing the same old tired role- no matter if it’s in the form of an Irish fighter, a secret agent, a Naval lawyer, and now a cracker samurai.

   The movie, however, was excellent. I am fascinated with Japanese culture and history, more specifically with the martial arts. I am blown away by the discipline and the way of life that some of these people possess.

   The set design and shooting locales were breath-taking. I couldn’t help but notice how my heart was beating a little harder in an early scene where we are first introduced to the samurai in a forest thick with fog.

   The premise of the story is that Tom Cruise is a washed up Union Captain who is no longer in service and is now travelling with a show to exploit the battles in war. He’s haunted, however, by what he’s seen and the innocent lives he’s taken in the Indian community, particularly in a battle led by Colonel Bagley (Tony Goldwyn).

   Cruise’s character, Nathan Algren, is then hired to help train Japanese men to prepare for battle against the Samurai, but in the first battle gets captured by the very people he’s trying to destroy.

   Can you guess what happens next? Algren gets on the good side of Katsumoto, who begins to then teach him the ways of the Samurai over the course of the next six months.

   The rest of story then follows Algren’s battles with who he used to be and the samurai he’s become, and also fighting against a much sharper Japanese army.

   Can someone really learn to speak fluent Japanese in six monhs? Just wondering.

   It’s a good flick- but just in case you’re still skeptical, catch the matinee. I feel this will be a movie that you either love or hate, even though its just been nominated for 3 Golden Globes.

9. duke

   Forgiven…
   It’s good enough that you forgive its faults… I want to not like it, because of some of the Hollywood spin, but can’t find a good enough reason too.

   The acting by the Japanese characters was excellent. Especially by Watanabe who plays the Samurai lord Katsumoto.

   Someone else said it best:

   "If "The Last Samurai" had ended in a way that was consistent with its tone and direction, it would have been true to its real feelings. But the ending caves in to Hollywood requirements, and we feel the air going out of the picture. An art film can trust its audience to follow along to the necessary conclusion. A Hollywood ending assumes that the audience caves in at the end, turns dim-witted and sentimental, and must be fed its lollypop.

   "The Last Samurai" has greatness in it, but sidesteps the ending that would have given it real impact. If there’s going to be an alternative ending on the DVD, I know what it would have to show — and so, I suspect, does Edward Zwick."