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Last Knights
2015 115 min Czech Republic, Japan, South Korea, United States of America R 18+
★5.2
Action, Adventure
Director: Kazuaki Kiriya
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Description
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
Budget:
$40M
Worldwide:
$3.64M
Starring
Clive Owen
Actor
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Aksel Hennie
Actor
Key opinion
Last Knights is generally viewed as a visually stylized but uneven drama that struggles to adapt its core "47 Ronin" narrative for a Western setting. While audiences frequently praise the performances of Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman, the film is hampered by a derivative plot, lack of world-building, and an awkward fusion of disparate cultural aesthetics.
| Acting | Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman provide strong, charismatic performances that anchor the film despite a lackluster screenplay. | |
| Production | The film attempts a bold aesthetic fusion of European, Japanese, and multi-ethnic influences, but many viewers find this world-building forced and culturally incoherent. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative, heavily borrowed from the legend of the 47 Ronin, feels derivative and fails to adequately explain the motivations of its central characters. | |
| Pacing | The action sequences are frequently criticized for being standard, infrequent, or failing to live up to the expectations established by the genre's predecessors. |