Ninja Assassin (2009)

Director: James McTeigue

Cast: Jonathan Chan-Pensley as Raizo, Rain as Raizo, Naomie Harris as Mika Coretti, Ben Miles as Ryan Maslow, Rick Yune as Takeshi, Shô Kosugi as Ozunu, Randall Duk Kim as Tattoo Master, Sung Kang as Hollywood, Ill-Young Kim as Yakuza Mohawk, Yuki Iwamoto as Yakuza Couch, Linh Dan Pham as Pretty Ninja, Fang Yu as Laundromat Manager, Adriana Altaras as Landlady, Kylie Goldstein as Young Kiriko (as Kylie Liya Goldstein), Yoon Sungwoong as Young Raizo

This is by far the best ninja movie I have seen.

Right from the very beginning this movie is up in fast pace,
action-filled and soaking in blood. There is a lot of bloodshed in this
martial arts fest.

The story of the movie is good and keeps going at a good pace, so you
never feel bored. Of course the story is straight forward and have no
surprise twists to the plot - but an action movie of this caliber
doesn't need plot twists.

The martial arts choreography and fighting scenes are brilliant, fast
and hard punching. There are lots of really cool weapons being used in
the movie as well.

There is just one bad thing to the movie, and that is why would an
ancient clan of Japanese ninjas speak English? It makes no sense, as
Japanese people are bound to traditions. But of course, I suppose this
is kept in English to reach a wider audience. But had they actually
done it in Japanese, there would be a much more wholesome feel to the
movie. And also, again why would a Japanese clan take in non-Japanese
children and train as ninjas?

Anyway, the cast of the movie is good, and it is refreshing to see new
faces to the martial arts scene. The dialogue is straight to the point,
no clumsy, half-hearted dialogue going on here, which also helps the
movie to keep going.

So if you like ninja movies and action movies, this is definitely a
movie you cannot allow to miss out on. Top notch action from beginning
till end. But do take notice that there is a lot of blood in this
movie!