Izo, 0 stars
Takashi Miike owes me two hours. Spent them watching his Izo, and that just managed to secure a slot as one of the worst movies I’ve ever had the misfortune of watching.
A vengeance drama of sorts, the story consists of a slowly deforming swordsman hacking apart pretty much everybody he encounters. The bloodshed is done amongst the banalest dialogue this side of mexican soap operas, and even that may be insulting to the latinos…
Even within Miike’s very unpredictable filmography, this really was a low shot. A surprise appearance by the almighty Beat Takeshi was quite clearly the only highlight of the movie, and even he is hopelessly under-used.
Not worth it, and impenetrable. Steer clear.
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