In case I haven't already stated this before, I'm a huge fan of cheesy-ass karate flicks. And they don't come much more cheesy-ass than Ninja Assassin! Actually, this is one of the more elaborately-made "ninja" flicks I've seen (for more on less-elaborately-made "ninja" flicks, check out the earlier-reviewed The Hunted and Enter The Ninja). Ninja Assassin stars Korean pop star Rain as the head ninja assassin Raizo who was an orphan raised by a ninja clan who trains him and other children to be--you guessed it!--ninja assassins. Along the way, Raizo becomes disenfranchised with said ninja clan after they murder his love-interest who's a fellow ninja-in-training who escapes before getting caught and executed as he's made to watch. When he turns upon his master, his fellow ninja attack him and leave him for dead. Needless to say, he survives and wreaks his ninja-esque vengeance upon his former clan. Along the way, he enlists the help of a Europol investigator--who's a female, of course!--who he rescues from being assassinated by said ninja clan and one of her colleagues who are investigating his former clan. Like I said, Ninja Assassin is of better quality than other "ninja" flicks I've watched in the writing, acting and the action sequences (which can get pretty gory at times even for a "ninja" movie, which, in turn, aroused the ire of a number of film critics). That probably has something to do that it was produced, at least in part, by the people who brought you movies like The Matrix flicks (of course, just how good some of those flicks are are likewise opened to debate!). Of course, the real reason to watch a movie like this is not for the plot or the acting but rather for the action scenes. And, in that regard, Ninja Assassin does not disappoint! Plus this flick has one of the coolest movie posters EVER!
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