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Wick's Review

Summary - Very Good 3.5

Well produced Tom Cruise historical epic, appealing to those of us who like such entertainments. As he so often does, Cruise plays a character at once naive and smug, who reveals an admirable steeliness by the third reel.

Acting - Great 4.0

Not only Tom Megastar, but also Ken Watanabe shines in this movie.

Male Stars - Great 4.0

Female Stars - Great 4.0

Female Costars - Great 4.0

Male Costars - Great 4.0

Film - Very Good 3.5

Lustrous production of the late 1800s, first and briefly in San Francisco, then in Old Japan.

Direction - Very Good 3.5

Dialogue - Very Good 3.5

Music - Very Good 3.5

Visuals - Very Good 3.5

Edge - Risqué 2.0

Sex Innocent 1.3

Violence Brutal 3.0

Rudeness Salty 1.7

Reality - Glib 1.7

Circumstantial - Surreal 2.1

Biological - Glib 1.9

Physical - Natural 1.0

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