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Dominican Rep. Azumi
4,557
Action. Adventure
Azumi begins the film as the only girl among 10 warriors who have been trained from childhood by Jiji, a gray-bearded samurai. One day, Jiji tells them they must pass a final test before they embark on the mission they have prepared for all these years. He pairs them up, and, only five survive, including Azumi. Led by Jiji, this small band descends from the mountain that is the only world they know. Their mission, we learn, is to stop a ... [+]
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As a moody drama, it falls short, but as lightweight escapism, it sets off sporadic but irresistible explosions of pure cinematic delight." | POS |
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United States |
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"An abstract, self-conscious, and decidedly post-modern approach to a moribund genre" | NEU |
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United States |
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"A movie of such cheerful craziness and nonstop ferocity that you can't take it seriously for a second" | POS |
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United States |
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"Unfortunately, the film itself -- though it contains some superbly staged and highly lavish action sequences -- lacks the tautness of its heroine" | NEU |
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United States |
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"An uneven effort overall that when it is working has a strange, engaging energy that is often overturned by an uncertain staidness" | NEU |
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United States |
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"The story is superficial at best. And the movie is too long." | NEG |
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United States |
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"It is probably Kitamura's best film." | NEU |
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