Title: The Warrior's Way

Year Released/Rating: 2010 R

Starring: Dong-gun Jang, Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush

Written By: Sngmoo Lee

Directed By: Sngmoo Lee

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Western

Star Rating: 4/5 stars

Where I Got It: Netflix

Trivia:

The painting in the saloon is a parody of Edouard Manet's famous "Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe" (itself a copy of Raimondi's engraving "The Judgment of Paris"), with the setting changed to the prairies, and buffaloes and tepees in the background.

Summary: A warrior-assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American Badlands after refusing a mission.

Review: A very strange movie, but I liked it. A master swordsman in the Old West. Cowboys versus ninjas, just an awesome, interesting idea. The movie is just gorgeous. I love the settings and the overall look of the movie. It has a surreal quality. The side characters are all way too fun, especially Eight-Ball. There are some beautiful shots in this movie. A definite must see.

Best Bits:

Lynne: [throwing knives blindfolded] You dead? Yang: Not yet.
Yang: We are called sad flutes because when you cut the throat, the last sound is like a sad flute. Lynne: Dang! Skinny, you sure know how to throw a dang cat in a party room, don't cha.
Lynne: By saving me we've ruined every new thing you've found here. Yang: This new world without you, not so new.
Ronald: You've done good on this garden - for a laundry man. Yang: You do good shooting - for a drunken man.