Synopsis
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.
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Cast
- RainRaizo
- Naomie HarrisMika Coretti
- Sung KangHollywood
- Randall Duk KimTattoo Master
- Rick YuneTakeshi
- Yuki IwamotoYakuza Couch
- Sho KosugiOzunu
- Ben MilesMaslow
- Linh-Dan PhamPretty Ninja
- Lee JoonTeenage Raizo
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
Let's be honest, killing is this film's business...and business is good. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Ninja isn't a great movie, but if you're in the right frame of mind, it is a bloody good time. - 50
The A.V. Club
How is an action movie that aims for kinetic thrills supposed to develop any forward momentum when it spends so much time looking back? - 50
Salon
The finest effect in this visceral gouge of a picture is Korean pop star Rain. - 40
Variety
Seemingly made to capitalize on a dubious CG innovation -- namely, the slicing of bodies in half by whizzing five-pointed stars -- Ninja Assassin has little else to recommend it, not even laughs. - 38
Chicago Tribune
Numbingly gory when it isn’t just plain numbing. - 38
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
This amateurish action flick is so lacking in personality or punch, it ought to be titled "V for Video Store Discount Bin." - 38
Boston Globe
It’s like Bob Fosse night at the martial-arts studio. Most of the killing here is done with bladed throwing stars that, like the ninjas themselves, arrive from nowhere. They appear to have been used to edit the film as well.
