At first I thought the movie was horrid. Then it got worse. By the time it ended, however, it moved up a couple notches in my opinion. It's still not a great movie, but not for the reasons most reviewers provided.
If you go into this movie, as I did, expecting it to be ninja assassins and martial arts extraordinaire, you will be disappointed. If you go in with no preconceived notions, the M. Night Shyamalan-esquire plot twist at the end might leave you shaking your head in awe. As one reviewer put it, this movie is indeed very different.
You would be no worse off if you avoid watching this movie, but it's not a complete waste of 90 minutes if only because it's different. In an age where Hollywood avoids anything different, preferring instead to make unending bad sequels or remakes, different should count for something.
If you go into this movie, as I did, expecting it to be ninja assassins and martial arts extraordinaire, you will be disappointed. If you go in with no preconceived notions, the M. Night Shyamalan-esquire plot twist at the end might leave you shaking your head in awe. As one reviewer put it, this movie is indeed very different.
You would be no worse off if you avoid watching this movie, but it's not a complete waste of 90 minutes if only because it's different. In an age where Hollywood avoids anything different, preferring instead to make unending bad sequels or remakes, different should count for something.