Azumi Critic Reviews
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Based upon 6 Critic Reviews- Highest Rated
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Unfortunately, the film itself -- though it contains some superbly staged and highly lavish action sequences -- lacks the tautness of its heroine.Read the full review
It is probably Kitamura's best film.Read the full review
The director, Ryuhei Kitamura, whose earlier films include the cult film "Versus," brings nothing new to the samurai-swordsman game other than some styling shorts for the whelps and a miniskirt for Azumi.Read the full review
An uneven effort overall that when it is working has a strange, engaging energy that is often overturned by an uncertain staidness.Read the full review
As a moody drama, it falls short, but as lightweight escapism, it sets off sporadic but irresistible explosions of pure cinematic delight.Read the full review
Inevitable comparisons to Quentin Tarentino's femme-centered carnage extravaganza "Kill Bill" are not unwarranted insofar as both films featurefeature an abstract, self-conscious, and decidedly post-modern approach to a moribund genre.Read the full review