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Q: Is this action-oriented or more like those moody revisionist westerns?
A: Basically, Miike cranks up the action somewhere between a cartoon and a video game.
Q: Is it violent?
A: If you mean do characters literally blow holes through each other big enough to see through, then yes.
Q: Is Quentin Tarantino annoying as all get-out in his small supporting role?
A: Totally.
Q: Is there an attractive love interest?
A: Yep, played by Yoshino Kimura.
Q: Is it subtitled?
A: No, everyone speaks an unnatural sounding, phonetic English. An occasional subtitle might have helped.
Q: Does stuff fly through the air a lot?
A: That would be a hyper-kinetic yes.
Q: Did I enjoy it?
A: Overall yes, but the film has a bit of a mean streak at times that slightly dampens my enthusiasm.
You were probably already looking forward to this film if the name Takashi Miike means anything to you. The brief write-up above should also give you a good idea if this film is for you. It plays at the Japan Society Saturday night, so have fun.