SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Please don't spend money on this.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Although building slow, it draws greatly on the ethical struggles a warrior faces when under the authority of big government. When one pledges allegiance to leaders, then the leaders become corrupt. Conscience, character and loyalty are displayed carefully and in good detail to keep those interested who value such.

Apparently this film was based on the 47 Ronin, but not being familiar with the tale means I can't really comment on how close it really is. Then again, I suspect that I have come across it in the past, and the story is pretty straight forward. Basically the lord of a group of knights is put to death, and the knights end up becoming leaderless. However, behind the scenes they are planning on extracting revenge against the corrupt minister who was behind the lord's death. I'm sure we can pretty much work out what happens then. Honestly, this film was rather boring. Well, boring, and in parts difficult to accept. It is set in an unnamed empire which is supposed to be racially tolerant. This really put me off, namely because there was a mix of all races here, something that sort of rubs me in the wrong direction when you are trying to create a medieval world. Sure, it might actually be a fantasy world, but still, it didn't really sit with me all that much, particularly since Western Europe really wasn't all that cosmopolitan back then. Okay, there were some good aspects to this film, such as the bad guy. In a way he came across very much like Macbeth, in that he was having nightmares and hallucinations over the fact that he arranged the death of this lord. Maybe it is also due to the fact that he knows that he is a crook, and really can't live with it. I also noticed how he went to great lengths to fortify his palace. However, in the end I was pretty glad that it came to an end. It just seemed to drag on for way too long, and while it did finally pick up the pace in the end, it was simply trying to be something that it wasn't.

A fallen warrior rises against a corrupt and sadistic ruler to avenge his dishonored master. The Last Knights is a film about honor and it executed that in a good way for sure but the film kinda lost me there with the whole 1 year plan but as the film went on you understand why they did that, the main 2 villains played by Peyman Moaadi and Aksel Hennie were very mediocre, Cliff Curtis gave an excellent performance and so did Tsuyoshi Ihara, Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman plus the action was handled really well but it's not that much of an R-Rated movie to be honest. Overall it's no "Braveheart" or "300" but it's an interesting take on this genre and the actors did a great job. (8/10)

I loved this movie, I was left floating in the mystery! The actors were excellent and compelling. The cinematography edgy beautiful and emotional. The direction was good enough. The editing was occasionally choppy, but all in all continuous of the edgy, beautiful and emotional. I wanted more when it ended. I felt like I was "in" the story, part of the ensemble. The women's roles were meatier than the men's, unusually so. The men's roles were notable, full of testosterone bravado and moral hi ground competition. The costumes were well put together and believable, while producing a borderline sci-fi look. Not unlike a comic book novel, this movie looks to be one that all ages can ride upon the storytelling. I was captured by the elegant elevated values spoken by the stars. I suspect it is good teaching for our young, a hidden education in a diverse cast, crew and production. I recommend it to everyone. Great for budding and young men, but really for all!