Ghost Dog - The Way of the Samurai (1999)

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Ghost Dog - The Way of the Samurai
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Directed by	Jim Jarmusch
Cast	Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Dennis Liu, Victor Argo, Jim Jarmusch, Chuck Jeffreys, Frank Minucci and Richard Portnow
Theatrical Release	November 30, 1998
DVD Release	August 14, 2001
Running Time	116 minutes
MPAA Rating	R (Restricted)
UPC Code	012236114895
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User Reviews

Average user review:

(223 reviews)

Surprisingly good

My boyfriend nicely lured me into watching this, and I loved it.

I have seen Forest Whitaker in plenty of movies, but this was one of my favorite performances. I'm surprised it didn't receive more attention in the past.

October 10, 2008

Stunning offbeat hitman movie

This is a real gem - a cool, Eastern influenced assassin movie. It has a great performance from Forest Whitaker and some stunning action, as well as a heart and soul that place it well above the above hitman movie. This is a brilliant film, strongly recommended. August 25, 2008

complete waste of attention

Jarmusch is one of the most overrated directors, can't imagine how he is taken seriously. Read all the one star reviews and believe them fully. Dead editing, lifeless acting, derivative soundtrack, stapled-on topheavy pointless samurai nonsense; nothing here to see except a very dull man blathering on about how deep and oh-so-cool he is. WORTHLESS. August 17, 2008

Pathetic garbage

This movie would be laughable if it wasn't so insulting to the audience's intelligence. It was obviously written and directed by a couple of ghetto trash mediocrities. The use of both the term "samurai" and the extensive quotes is a pathetic, transparent, contemptible trick to make the film appear respectable (or have some worth) in what is otherwise cinematographic toilet paper. July 13, 2008

Wanted to Like It......

Is this a great movie?.... No. Is this a horrible movie?.... No, but close. I really wanted to like this movie going in, but it didn't deliver for me. I was expecting a fairly offbeat cult movie similar to Dead Man with J. Depp or Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East and something where I could watch it over and over and pick up something new. I couldn't bare to watch this movie more than once. I did like the music in Ghost Dog but am hard pressed to find any scene in the movie that I really liked. If it wasn't for Whittaker this movie would never get off the ground. Of course your mileage may vary since a majority of reviewers did like it... Go figure! June 30, 2008

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