Quick Movie Reviews
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3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 04/03/2020
Solid mystery told through flashbacks and differing points of view on ethics, morality, and justice. Good acting all around.
Rating of
4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/17/2019
Influential for its effective use of flashbacks, "Rashomon" is a very recognizable Kurosawa piece.
Rating of
3.5/4
Amy - wrote on 01/02/2014
subtle and compelling, for the most part, but some of the crying and fighting scenes went on a really long time.
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4/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 09/02/2011
Proof of Kurosawa's brilliance - a story that succeeds on all levels: storytelling, dialogue, believable performances, and inventive shot selection. The "multiple perspectives" device is used in a way that serves to reveal more about the characters, not act as a cheap gimmick.
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4/4
Bribaba - wrote on 05/28/2011
This was the first non English language film I'd ever seem - and I never looked back. It was a revelation and led me to track all Kurosawa's films. It's multiple POV structure and relativity of truth looks a little passe now, though it still packs a punch. A great director who is still revered in Japan, not least by his structural opposite Takasi Miike.
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4/4
sodapop - wrote on 02/12/2008
Brilliant. If you haven't discovered Kurosawa, I'd recommend this as a great start.
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4/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/25/2007
Back in 1950, this was a revolutionary film. A non-linear story told from different points of view that the audience had to actually think about. The use of light and shadow, the camera angles - it is important today as it was then.
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1.5/4
Alex - wrote on 12/17/2006
This story, I did not care about. It moved too slow, had some cheesy parts, and the solution was not good enough. Despite this, I understand if people like this movie, I do not.
