Mostly just an okay period piece, but it does have one great sword fight in it at the end that’s worth watching

I understand that objectively this is not a good movie but it also feels like it was made for me specifically

I think in this film’s case, the move of killing your protagonist and switching gears halfway through really works against it. After the momentary surprise and drama of the scene itself wears off, the second half and its main characters feel way less compelling imo.

I’d give the first half four stars and the second half three, so giving it a 3.5 overall

I’ve been playing Ace Attorney with my mom and about halfway through watching this she turned to me and said about Josh Hartnett’s character: “I hate to say it. But that’s what Phoenix Wright’s hair would look like in real life.” And I can’t stop thinking about that now

Daniel Radcliffe please never stop playing weird little guys

I didn’t realize just how direct of a remake The Birdcage was, down to having a lot of the exact same jokes delivered in almost the same ways. Even so, I also do feel like The Birdcage is a significantly better film. Though honestly I don’t have a super great explanation for why right now? Just that I definitely enjoy the other film more.

I’d forgotten how great the score for this film was

I mean, who doesn’t love a good martial arts historical epic romantic drama mystery folk horror monster movie??

Somehow simultaneously both completely insane and also kind of boring?