Ninja Assassin (2009)
What can I say about Ninja Assassin? Other than it is the goriest movie I’ve seen in a long time. In fact I’m hard pressed to think of a movie that was more gory than this. Aside from all the blood this movie has a pretty good plot line.
Trained since childhood to be a lethal killer, Raizo has since turned his back on the Ozunu clan that raised him and now seeks revenge for their heartless murders. Teaming up with Europol investigator Mika, Raizo steadily butchers his enemies while inching ever closer to the long-awaited bloody reunion with his former master.
Starring Rain, from such as Speed Racer, as the leading role of Raizo, this action packed film has no time to let you rest. Something I must admit I loved about this movie…. while there was a strong romance and true love undertone, there were no gratuitous love scenes!
There is a lot of good research that went into making the ninja back story, and I’m glad for it. I hope to see more like this in the future.
