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- 10:20 AM, Apr 24
the story and Tom Cruise's performance lack punchby Kit Bowen [Hollywood ]
The Last Samurai might have been designed to give Cruise a chance to shine, but to the detriment of the overall filmby Aaron Lazenby [Filmcritic ]
safe, middle-of-the-road entertainmentby Eric Harrison [Houston Chronicle ]
one thing that really doesn't work here is a biggie -- the film's star, Tom Cruiseby Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City ]
a fine film -- certainly better than one might expectby Brian McKay [EFilmCritic ]