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Ninja Assassin
2009
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Ninja Assassin
Positive Reviews
22
Negative reviews
32
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2.5
Ninjas torturous script mirrors the convoluted storytelling and elaborate mythologizing that ruined the Matrix sequels.
Av Club
2.5
How is an action movie that aims for kinetic thrills supposed to develop any forward momentum when it spends so much time looking back
Av Club
0.0
Pitched somewhere between a preadolescent boys fantasy world of nunchaku and shuriken (or fighting sticks and throwing stars) and a wildly off kilter ..
Austin Chronicle
1.5
But a lack of other memorable elements wont help its ancillary value.
Screen Daily
1.5
From the weaponry to the blood splattering, theres so much computer effects work, it takes away from the fun of a film that should be mostly retro in ..
Collider
3.0
The fight scenes are mostly great. And Rain, so dashing in Speed Racer, is something to behold. His precisely rippled and defined body is awe inspirin ..
Telegraph
3.5
Its brisk and exciting and exuberantly obvious filmmaking, but it knows how to light up every bloodthirsty pleasure center in your brain, and does so ..
Cinema Blend
2.5
Nothing special, but lovers of the genre will enjoy the workouts, especially if they bring night vision glasses.
The Globe And Mail
2.0
Isnt that a tautologyboth ninja and assassin.Redundancy aside, having braved zombies in 28 Days Later, Naomie Harris now faces a centuries old clan of ..
Village Voice
2.0
When a movies first scene shows one thug getting the top of his head sliced off and another being chopped diagonally in half, you know youre not in fo ..
Chicago Reader
1.5
But Raizos character is never defined enough for us to be interested.
Eric Ds Nider
3.5
If youre still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we sugges ..
Screen It
1.0
You know something about kung fu fighting.Its fast as lightning, and a little bit frightening.
Independent
3.0
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t ..
Pop Matters
2.0
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t ..
Pop Matters
1.0
The fight sequences are extremely repetitive throughout (like watching someone else play the aforementioned boring video game for hours on end) and re ..
View London
1.9
The credits for Ninja Assassin list two screenwriters and one director.But its fair to say the movie has come straight out of a box.
Boston
1.0
The fight scenes are uninspired and I suspect post pubescent audiences will be very bored. This article was amended on 22 January 2009.
Guardian
3.1
That, of course, may very well be the point, as Ninja Assassin revels in the unrealistic absurdity of both its plot and its action sequences, plying t ..
Q Network
0.0
The script is laughably solemn, with lines like The breath I take after I kill you will be the first breath of my life and Weakness compels strength, ..
Daily Mail
3.5
But lets be honest, killing is this films businessand business is good.
Ew
3.5
McTiegues ninja installment is purely a guilty pleasure, and one that could stand to be simplified and brought down to the bare minimum if it wanted t ..
Cinema Crazed
2.0
Decent ingredients but, as a whole, this is lacking in choreographic flair and plot substance.
Empire
1.5
Even though its a bloody bore, at least you get R rated escapist action, and thats what youre paying for.
Susang Ranger
3.0
The movie is extremely and self consciously violent and gory, although in a comic book/fantasy way that will probably inspire more laughter than cring ..
Common Sense Media
4.0
If you care deeply about stuff like acting and the art of filmmaking and if you dont adore extreme ninja murders with all your heart then you should p ..
Movies
0.0
Its hard to know how this movie constitutes entertainment, even bad entertainment.
Sf Gate
2.5
Unlike a horror film, an ostensible policier like Ninja Assassin has little opportunity to fill its action free beats with dread or tension, and relie ..
Slant Magazine
1.5
I dont mind cinematic blood and gore and violence I just dont want it to be the entire point of a movie.
Flickfilosopher
2.5
You certainly cant accuse Ninja Assassin of not living up to its title, but the filmmakers clearly never thought beyond that point.
Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
You can only unlock this once youve got all the other Traveller skills, but its a doozy.
Total Film
1.0
And for the low low price of 100 lbs of gold theyll kill anyone you want no questions asked.
Hollywood
3.5
James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) directs this unpredictable acrobatic display of violent spectacle that carries its themes of loyalty and skill in a sl ..
Coles Mithey
2.5
Ninja Assassin could and should have been the Zombieland of martial arts flicks. Instead, its just totally skip able.
Aisle Seat
3.1
The end result is a movie that does provide the expected visceral thrills, but also manages to engage the viewer on an intellectual level.
Reel Film
3.0
Nothing more than an excuse for violent ninja fighting with a huge body count and plenty of blood real and CGI.
7M Pictures
1.9
But thanks to the movies dire script, flat performances and excessively slick, tricked out fight scenes, it gets increasingly hard to care about anyth ..
The Star
1.8
Humorless, pedestrian and overly flashback laden, the films only distinction is the over the top gore made possible by digital effects.
Oregon Live
2.5
And the physical performances by the actors and stunt people are pretty incredible.
Deseret News
3.0
It isnt deep, but the movie takes its story and characters seriously enough that we dont get bored between action set pieces.
Maki At The Movies
2.0
Its a dull, unoriginal and poorly structured movie that elicits only the occasional smirk through some terrible dialogue and fails to satisfy with its ..
Digital Spy
3.1
This movie knows exactly what it is: Gonzo silliness about bodies turned into human salsa.
New York Post
1.0
Call me crazy, but a movie that features ninjas flipping out and killing people on the autobahn should be more fun.
The Stranger
1.3
Those who hold out that long will be rewarded with the movies funniest moment.
Dustin Put Man
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en ..
News Blaze
5.0
One day, the movie might be best remembered as marking the arrival of Rain as a bona fide Hollywood matinee idol.
News Blaze
2.5
What couldve been a stark tale of martial art revenge becomes something tediously infatuated with flame bars and glistening stomach muscles, punctuate ..
Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
But none of it holds together or, honestly, matters worth a damn.Its all just filler in an action sandwich.
Big Picture Big Sound
1.3
It gets worse when a grand battle that should never happen explodes in a fiery finale.
Js Online
3.0
It certainly looks innocuous enough to be an alternative to the dumber studio comedies and animated movies in theaters.
ComingSoon
2.0
Director James McTeigue has slicendiced an extremely gory action thriller that cuts the mustard thanks to its meticulously choreographed setpieces mas ..
Sky
1.0
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1.0
Produced by The Wachowski Brothers (The Matrix), yet shot like a bad episode of Spooks with its scenes set on random shuffle, the plot of this global ..
Metro
3.8
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Tiny Url
2.0
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New York Time Out
2.0
Its a big mess that might have some good ideas in it, but definitely doesnt work as a whole.
Can Mag
3.5
This film is not for everyone.Anyone with a mind towards mindless action will enjoy it.
Need Coffee
1.5
Its a wild mess, and it commits the worst crime a messy film can make it completely lacks entertainment. Its an overly violent, unintelligible bore.
Week In Rewind
3.0
If all you want is gore and action, not unlike the uber violent videogames that inspired this tale of terror, then perhaps youll find the flick worth ..
Horror
3.0
And there are some stand out moments of stylized action.Shame it lacks self awareness.
Daily Record
1.0
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New York Metro Mix
1.9
The fight sequences rely on performers versed in the specialties of parkour (free running), and old school Jackie Chan y stunt wizardry.And all thats ..
Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
2.5
As a vehicle for carnage, Ninja Assassin is enjoyable enough once, but far too hackneyed and lazy for anything more than that.Its always a wish that t ..
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