Ninja Assassin review, Jeremy Jahns

Ninja Assassin Review

Jeremy Jahns says Ninja Assassin is directed by James McTeigue. He playfully takes a swipe at the movie’s advertising for emphasizing “the creators of the Matrix trilogy”—as if the Wachowskis directed it—instead of giving McTeigue credit.

Plot and Action

The plot is simple, Jahns says: it shifts between the present and flashbacks to the main character’s childhood training. After turning against his ninja clan, the hero is hunted by its members while two investigators look into the clans’ existence. The investigators provide an outside perspective, but the main attraction is the over-the-top ninja action.

Jahns enjoys the ninjas’ almost supernatural abilities, the wild action, and the mountains of blood—enough, he jokes, to fill “36,000 gallons.” He sums up the movie as Ninja Gaiden on film, only more ridiculous.

Verdict

The story and characters are thin, but Jahns figures viewers are there to watch the hero take out the villains, not to demand a deeper plot. His verdict: a “bloody good time,” and a welcome way to wash the New Moon aftertaste out of your mouth.

Personality Featured

Jeremy Jahns, reviewer and presenter.