Since neither of us wanted to go home afterwards we decided to switch gears completely and see...
Rated R for strong bloody stylized violence throughout, and language.
Directed by James McTeigue
Starring Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo (Rain), 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.
In Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) has stumbled upon a money trail linking several political murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying the orders of her superior, Ryan Maslow (Ben Miles), Mika digs into top secret agency files to learn the truth behind the murders. Her investigation makes her a target, and the Ozunu Clan sends a team of killers, led by the lethal Takeshi (Rick Yune), to silence her forever. Raizo saves Mika from her attackers, but he knows that the Clan will not rest until they are both eliminated. Now, entangled in a deadly game of cat and mouse through the streets of Europe, Raizo and Mika must trust one another if they hope to survive and finally bring down the elusive Ozunu Clan.
First and foremost, I do not recommend this movie if you are squeamish (like myself haha), there is a lot of blood!! It is sooo violent and nothing is left out.
But oh do I love a good ninja, martial arts movie!
The fight scenes were fantastic and just about every ninja skill was on display. It made me want to give up my boring life as a struggling student to move to Japan and find a dojo.
But beyond the well choreographed action sequences I thought it had a good storyline. History, government conspiracies, life lessons, Asian architecture with just enough room for a love story.
It was a good reminder that ninjas will always be better than
Haha yeah I went there!
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