naive movie?
I can't understand why this movie is so naive.
For me, Japan is a country of:
bushido
samurai
karate
Bolo Young
first Terminator :)
For Ridley Scott, Japan is a country of:
stupid cops
cops-sissies
Yakuza wchich can't deal with one rebel guy
US cop is smart, tough and indefeatable.
Let's look at in example - Kendo's scene.
Douglas comes in, Masu is training. Douglas at the begginig picks up a "sword" (in this moment he should be massacred by some kind of sensei for violation of some kind laws?), then he hits few times Masu with it (once again, in real world shouldn't Masu kick his ass for something like this?) and at the end, he pushes Masu to the ground - and what? Nothing! White gaijin pushes japaneese cop and NOTHING happens. Nice.
Ok - it's only a movie, but let stick to the logic. If we shoot a movie about jap/usa culture clash, let's be consistent! Don't portait japaneese as a idiots and wimps...
On the other, big applouse for De Bont as a operator and Scott as for director. Only script sucks :)