| Overall Grade: |
A- |
|
| Story: |
B- |
|
|
| Acting: |
A- |
|
|
| Direction: |
B |
|
|
| Visuals: |
B+ |
|
|
Great movie
by Tyler Durden (movies profile)
Feb 23, 2008
1
of
1 people found this review helpful
Conceived during a period of American history with much prosperity and few worries, Rising Sun is a story about how protectionist politics, industry and the underworld collide and the two people who get caught in the middle. We can look back at this time of relative tranquility when Communism had fallen and our biggest worry was whether the Japanese were taking too big a slice of the American Pie and almost laugh at the worries of jingoistic authors and politicians. What a quaint notion that seems now in this time of great upheavel. If only our worries were that trivial nowadays! Eventually, the real estate market collapsed and the Japanese were left holding the bag, with their properties selling for pennies on the dollar. It was perhaps the greatest con job in American history.
It was within this setting Rising Sun takes place. LAPD detective "Spider" Webb Smith(Wesley Snipes) is summoned to the brand spanking new Nakamoto Towers where the murder of a call girl has taken place. Along the way he picks up Capt John Conner(Sean Connery) a japanese foreign liason and former ex cop. They team up to solve the murder and encounter many obstacles along the way including political pressure, murderous Yakuza and tantalizing call girls.
It is a very intriguing movie and I must admit at first glance may be somewhat confusing on all the details. It is one of those movies where you have to watch it 2 or 3 times to get everything but it is worth it. The babes are hot, the cars fast, but the fighting is kinda lame. It is still one of my favorite movies however. It gives you a glimpse of the hidden LA, the LA you can only get to if you know someone or got some serious jack. It also foretells the future of the rise of the downtown loft as Capt Conner lives in one in the downtown warehouse district. All in all, great movie highly recommeded. |
My Public Profile 
