POSITIVES…
Surreal mash-up of cowboy western, feudal Japan motifs, Escape From LA, and Mad Max fantasies.
Very much a unique fever dream or nightmare of a movie.
It stars Nicolas Cage and this is Nic Cage being very Nic Cage.
Here’s an example of a line Nic Cage had to say… “Impossible? Ha! If you had told me three days ago, I’d be standing here with one arm and one testiccllleeee!!!!! Trying to reason with you bitches, I would have said impossible too,...”
Tak Sakaguchi is fun to watch as Yasujiro.
Bill Moseley, Sofia Boutella, and Nick Cassavetes are in this too.
The outlandishly bizarre sequence that introduces the Governor character and the introduction to the premise is probably the best part of this movie. .
Movie does have a very distinct visually striking and colorful look to it.
Definitely has its own mythology that I can imagine might just fascinate some people.
Weeaboo’s will probably really dig this movie.
NEGATIVES…
The eccentric and random nature of this movie definitely might not be for everyone.
20 mins in, you might just go "What is this strangely weird movie, and maybe I should just stop watching."
It’s hard to believe how seemingly lazy the production and direction can be when it comes to some attempts with the special effects.
Even the action sequences feel half-heartedly choreographed for some reason.
Plot progression is just a series of nonsensical moments and out of whack logic.
Dialogue is as ridiculous as this movie
Did the Director just tell everybody to overact and do whatever they felt like doing at any given moment?
I swear, it's like they were making things up as it goes.
I’m inclined to just accuse this movie for being haphazardly stylistic and unconventional, just because…
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