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Ninja Assassin

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Trained in methods of killing from an early age, Raizo (Rain) is a member of the secret clan of assassins known as the Ozunu. After the Ozunu kill his friend, however, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Meanwhile, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) discovers a money trail linking the group to murders. Raizo saves Mika from his former comrades and joins forces with her to bring down the Ozunu forever.
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Overly serious and incomprehensibly edited, Ninja Assassin fails to live up to the promise of its title.

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Will Lawrence Empire Magazine 01/22/2010
2/5
Decent ingredients but, as a whole, this is lacking in choreographic flair and plot substance. Go to Full Review
David Jenkins Time Out 01/22/2010
1/5
A garish and poorly filmed chop-socky frolic that makes about as much sense as an Escher painting viewed through Vaseline-smudged Ray-Bans. Go to Full Review
Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 01/22/2010
1/5
Ninja Assassin is final proof that the once innovative Wachowski Brothers have indeed lost their creative mojo. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 08/30/2023
2.5/4
Ninja Assassin isn’t a bad movie; it’s just not very involving. The viewer watches from a safe distance as limbs are lopped off, and blood erupts from the body like volcanic blasts, but the ninja rules remain ambiguous. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/29/2020
7/10
Bloodthirsty doesn't even begin to describe the level of splattering carnage found throughout. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/18/2020
1.5/4.0
The recipe is equal parts redundant storyline, weak computer generated special effects, poorly developed lighting, and horridly choreographed fight scenes. Go to Full Review
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Shae M @Excelsior 10h None stop Bloody Ninja action. Some of the best I have ever seen. They treat Ninjas like Horror myths and Legends. Ninjas use their Ninja Stars like machine guns. Story was basic but what it was supposed to be. Im just waiting for this movie to hit 4k bluray Who listens to critics anyway? They're useless paid shills tbh Give this movie a shot? You might absolutely love it! See more Ryan R @Patchwerk88 1d It was really fun to watch and campy but in a good way. Story isn't much to shake a stick at, but the action was great. See more Par H @Parhwy Jun 23 Ninja Assassin (2009) is a 99-minute-long multi-national action film I saw on Netflix in June 2026. Other than a short fight in a laundromat, I was not awed by the fight scenes even thought they are all amazingly filmed, edited, choreographed, etc with impressive CGI and audio. The story, plot and denouement were for me a tad too easy to see a step ahead. Just as I dislike slow zombie films (I prefer fast zombies), I prefer my ninjas to be less all-knowing, all-doing super heroes and more just really good martial artists. The blood and brutality is, frankly, cartoonish. Additionally, the conveniences were belief unsuspending. In one scene, a ninja and a non-ninja plan to achieve a goal, it goes haywire, they head in different directions… it seems. Yet they bump into each other. Says the non-ninja character, "I can’t believe I found you!" Me: neither can the audience, love. Rewatch? No. Recommend? Maybe? 4/10. See more Alex B. @AlexBioni Jun 15 Logic left the chat early, but ninjas are cool. The intro had me pretty hyped. The blood and kills look extremely fake, but I didn’t care because it leaned into the over the top style. Then Han from Fast & Furious shows up out of nowhere threatening people and I was fully locked in. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie kicks in. The pacing is fine and the acting is pretty weak, but for a B-movie action film that’s not a dealbreaker. My main issue is a police subplot that overshadows the ninja story. It mostly exists to explain what’s happening, even with flashbacks, and ends up feeling unnecessary. There’s also a blink and you miss it conversation about gold. The concept is dark and could’ve been great if it stayed focused and cut the filler. Lore is dropped early just to set up end plot armor. That said, I still had an okay time. The choreography and over the top violence carry it, and Raizo’s backstory kept me interested. It’s a good “drink with friends” kind of movie. See more Michael A @RT69359595 Jun 6 I watched this with my wife and IT was awesome. im not sure about all the shirtless asian strong men but like besides from that, awesome. 10/10! i wish more movies were made like this! EPIC! See more Ace R @ace515 Feb 18 more blood in this film then water in titanic See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Trained in methods of killing from an early age, Raizo (Rain) is a member of the secret clan of assassins known as the Ozunu. After the Ozunu kill his friend, however, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Meanwhile, Europol agent Mika Coretti (Naomie Harris) discovers a money trail linking the group to murders. Raizo saves Mika from his former comrades and joins forces with her to bring down the Ozunu forever.
Director
James McTeigue
Producer
Joel Silver, Grant Hill, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Screenwriter
Matthew Sand, J. Michael Straczynski
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
Silver Pictures, Anarchos Productions Inc.
Rating
R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language)
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 25, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$38.1M
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby, SDDS, DTS
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