Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Micitype Pretty Good

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

NateWatchesCoolMovies Sushi Girl. What a title for a film. Could go one of many ways, and the filmmakers here have wrought a neat little genre package that would make Tarantino applaud. It's bloody, pulpy, larger than life and a siful little cinematic treat. After a diamond heist blows up in the face of a group of hapless criminals, they gather in a dank warehouse to smoke out and eliminate the one who has betrayed them, inch by ultraviolent inch. Their leader Duke (the awesome Tony Todd) is a dangerous dude who will go to any lengths to obtain the stolen wealth. Fish (Noah Hathaway) is the punching bag for their little inquisition, taking quite a disturbing beatdown at the hands of Crow (Mark Hamill) the deranged lunatic of the group. Hamill steals his scenes, injecting a bit of his Joker persona and a whole ton of really scary energy into a psychotic performance that keeps the intrigue buoyant and electrically charged. The other two members of the group are two unsavory lowlifes called Max (Andy MacKenzie) and Francis (James Duval). The group doesn't know how to play nice, especially Hamill, and we are treated to delightful vignettes of profanity, distrust and extreme violence for much of the film. This all plays out while a nude girl (Courtney Palm) splays out on the table in front of them, covered in sushi prepared by a strange chef (Sonny China, who else). This seems arbitrary.. trust me, it's not. It's pure pulp with a vague horror vibe, due to the presence of such genre titans and the graphic nature of the violence. It's also got a brain in its head, a genuine story to tel which took commendable effort, and a cast that's game to have a little fun as they take a trip into a twilight zone that's part Reservoir Dogs, part Agatha Christie with just a dash of the macabre. Watch for a trio of hilarious cameos from Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey and Michael Biehn, who are short lived in the film, playing the joke to the hilt.

carbuff I was looking for an odd, strange, and freaky movie, and this one sounded perfect. Unfortunately, while watchable, didn't quite hold up, although the acting and production values were very good. Without giving anything away, a short very general description is that this is a Tarantino-style film (as everybody seems to notice) that starts out with good promise, but then quickly degenerates into pretty simple-minded torture porn. It is, however, reasonably well-redeemed by a decent twist at the very end. Not much more to it, and I'm highly ambivalent about having spent the time to watch it.

Anssi Vartiainen A lowly criminal crook is released from prison after serving his time with good behaviour. Unfortunately his old gang is waiting for him, having readied a sushi buffet in his honour. The twist? It's served nyotaimori style, on top of a nude female body. And thus the stage is set for one of the most intense dinner conversations you're ever likely to witness.This film has been accused of ripping off Quentin Tarantino's style. And yes, I can see where these accusations come from. The heavily Japanese themes and backgrounds filtered through Western understanding, brutal and hardcore characters, shocking scenes of extreme violence, the larger than life feel of the plot. The only thing missing is a distinctive soundtrack and even that is somewhat present in the most intense situations when the score builds and builds as the characters just keep staring at one another. The thing is, though, I don't see why this is a problem. It's one thing to rip off characters and story ideas. That's plagiarism and really cheap. But style? That's like saying that once Steven Spielberg became known for using heavy background lights, no one else could use those ever again. So, if there's exists a director like this one, who can do what Tarantino does with this amount of professionalism, then more power to him, I say.Aside from that "criticism" the film is more than fine. The story isn't overly complicated and you can see final scene coming from miles away, given the film's subject matter, but this is one of those films where the experience and the journey are more important than the end result. It's about the dialogue and the characters more than it's about the story. And both of those are really good. I especially enjoyed Tony Todd's Duke, who tried to act like a big, collected yakuza boss, but all of his cocky American underlings kept interrupting his moments and monologues. I get your blight, Duke. Mark Hamill also really shines in the role of Crow, a maddened torture expert. He and Max (Andy Mackenzie) make for a great pair of mad dogs.The production values are also high enough to convince, the torture scenes are suitably brutal to please their target audience and as a whole it's a very solid package. The story could have used one twist or surprise more for me to remember this film years later, but as it is, it's more than enough for me to recommend it to all fans of grindhouse genre.

johnwillis49 A 6 out of 10 for me means that this movie is one I would recommend to a friend. Its not great, but certainly entertaining on some levels,Cool and stylish gangster movie in the vein of Lucky Number Sleven and Reservoir Dogs but that being said both of those movies are far superior. Tarantino-ish, interesting characters, non-linear storytellingThe violence in this movie is pretty gruesome. Not extreme but pretty brutal and there's a good bit of it.Cool little story and the twist at the end is cool but you've seen it done before and probably done better. Also the script was pretty weak at times. Dialogue could have been better. Decent enough acting One really cool thing about this movie though was the fact that Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill plays a flamboyant sadistic gangster. That alone is worth the recommendation. and he plays it really well.Also you see the sushi girls nude body quite a bit which never really hurts a film like this On other peoples scale this might be a 7 or 8. I was really tired when I watched this movie and it just didn't do quite enough for me to for sure give it a 7. The Netflix scale is 3 stars for liked it 4 stars for really liked it and 5 for loved it. So that makes this worthy of a 6 by translation,