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.