- MOVIE
- 12:00 PM, May 19
uneven mix of samurai swordplay and CGI creaturesby Rafer Guzman [Newsday ]
this unremarkable version of the classic 18th century Japanese legend is stiff and uninvolvingby Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
it falls short on character definition, emotional involvement, narrative drive and originality, with a protagonist played by Keanu Reeves who often gets bumped to the sidelinesby David Rooney [Hollywood Reporter ]
it all feels very videogame-ishby Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News ]
a moronically loud and obnoxious version of its ownby Keith Uhlich [Time Out New York ]
a blend of passable 3-D and dialogue so wooden, it seems dubbedby Sara Stewart [New York Post ]