As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
These series of bad movie reviews were supposed to be bad movies. When you have a bundle of bad movies, you expect a Steven Seagal movie to be bad, so you hold off on watching it, and as it is not too long, save it for some fill in night as background noise, and then get the surprise that Stephen Seagal, actually is a masterful director, and has such an understanding of Japanese culture and custom, that in the midst of an action movie, he can turn out a charming movie of story line depth and even a love story of deep devotion.
I did not expect this in the least when I watched Into the Sun. This is where Keneau Reeves who is part Japanese attempted to strike Ronan, but fell far short compared to Mr. Seagal. This movie was so Japanese centric in mood, that all of the bad things I have heard or experienced in Steven Seagal, have been wiped away, as he honestly has immense talent.
Steven Seagal is a good enough actor, but he is a superb director. His action sequences were remarkable in he is a large and aging man in this movie, and he choreographed it so splendidly that it was fast and lithe. The interactions in Japanese were perfection in having the correct pause and ambiance.
I do not want you to think this is some movie to change moviehood, but this is a movie which should have had far more acclaim for the skill which Mr. Seagal created it.
Yes it is action hero, so there are the standards in Dirty Harry stereotypes which never left this genre. But it is in the Japanese cast which Mr. Seagal gains the story line as it should be told, and it wipes the Americans from the screen as he is the shadow curtain between both worlds.
It is amusing in Juliette Marquis was chosen as a Japanese, as she is Ukrainian, but she honestly fools viewers in the role, as you think she is part Japanese, which is a central theme to this movie in foreigners being a problem in Japan upsetting the status quo, a direct reality of America today.
Eve Matsoah is perfection in beauty and charm as a highlight to this motion picture. This was simply a remarkable cinema creation by Mr. Seagal as it was photographed as in the golden age of Hollywood where women were framed beautifully as were the shots to tell a 1000 word story in a few frames.
So all credit goes to Stephen Seagal in a remarkable movie which was not bad. Personally, I would rather enjoy it if Hollywood would hand him several hundred million dollars for around 8 Japanese culture movies, as he is very good at capturing Japan in documentary form while making it most interesting.
For those who remember Shogun, starring Richard Chamberlain, this movie is every bit that Japanese nuance to draw the viewer in.
Congratulations to Steven Seagal, his press propaganda has turned on him, but he created a wonderful movie which was all his cinematic genius.
I hate and loathe modern movies, and yet Mr. Seagal had me enjoy and love this move in rewarding my watching. I like this movie, liked his directing, and liked his ability to create Japanese culture in perfect form.
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