It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This was a GREAT movie! I loved every minute of it. Wonderful story telling, unique and great visuals, cool characters. I was really into it. I enjoyed the fight scenes and the humor involved. I rate it 10 stars. I wish there were more good movies like this out there

BUNRAKU is one of those hyper-fantasy action flicks that looks like a comic book, a la 300 and SIN CITY. The story takes place in some colourful fantasy world where everyone seems to be an expert in the martial arts and has some legend or other connected to them. As the tale progresses the story lines gradually coalesce with the heroes teaming up to battle the big bads at the climax.According to the director, his intent was to make a film that looks and feels like SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, with the twist that the dances are replaced by fights. To this end, BUNRAKU is a success. There's a lot of action here, and while none of the fighters are amazing, the choreography is crisp and fluid. The fights look good, at the very least. They reminded me of the famous tea house battle in KILL BILL: VOLUME 1.The producers have also assembled a decent cast for this one, and I appreciate the casting of a Japanese guy in the lead role (even though he's a singer, Gackt looks the part all right). I'm no fan of Josh Hartnett but he's at the very least passable, while Woody Harrelsen brings plenty of charm as the third person in the story. Thankfully Demi Moore's screen time is kept to a minimum, but Ron Perlman and Kevin McKidd make a good tag team as the bad guys. BUNRAKU isn't a perfect film - it's not something I would be tempted to watch again - but at least it looks and feels fresh and invigorating, which is more than can be said for most modern American productions.

I really thought that the other review was helpful and instinctively sums up the interesting aspects of what cpould have been, and thats exactly what videos are for, I think a Nine Inch Nail video could have been more interesting and though RONIN47 came out Later, and smokes its competition, I am most upset with my ERNST to see this film, which while slowly fading away in a realm of other studly stars, like That cat in The American pie series that co stars alongside the ROCKJOHNSON (again) and Sara Michelle gellar, the most disappointing ending ever, whereas, what i do Totally remember about watching this was: Woody harrelson was in another movie, 7 psychopaths that I watched right after this one while staying at the Suburban lodge in Jacksonville Beach fl.

After sitting through endless thralls of Hollywood blockbusters, it's nice to see something a little different. To credit the naysayers, yes, the plot is a tad cliché, yes, action could have been better, but these hardly distract from the experience. The comic book style is amazing. To the stupid git who said "the sets of paper cut outs done by a four year old. That's not art," you're an idiot; of course it's art. If you think you can do better, make your own damn movie and present it to Steven Spielberg. But I digress. Great fight scenes, good blend of humor, and something very different from what we normally see. If at all a fan of comic books, superheros, or martial arts films, or just visually striking movies in general -- hell, lets throw Okami in there -- then you will love this movie. A-