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3.5/4
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 05/16/13
Sometimes...you gotta stick with the ancient ways. The old-school ways." Definitely one of the best from the underrated director. Ghost Dog (Whitaker) was tasked to kill Handsome Frank by retainer his Louie (John Tormey), who saved his life a few years back. Frank was sleeping with daughter (Tricia Vessey) of the mafia boss Vargo (Henry Silva). Ghost Dog introduces a Haitian ice cream salesman named Raymond (Isaach De Bankolé) who speaks only French to a girl named girl named Pearline (Camille Winbush). The plot involves gangsters and various ethnicity. The soundtrack was diverse and timely while the performances were wonderful. The positive aspect of the film lie heavilly on the screenplay with lines: " Don't you worry about nothing. Everything happens for a reason." - Ghost Dog and "Nothing makes any sense any more." - Louie. Only minor trepidations this reviewer has were the lack of background history of Ghost Dog (how he earns, got his weapons, communicate with pigeons or eats for example) and some scenes that were too detailed which prolonged the story. Other than that, Ghost Dog exemplifies slight racism, friendship, trust, loyalty and revenge in a very artistic method.
