Rotten
Delicately rendered, if full of pretty banal sentiments, the film's softer central section is a necessary counterweight to the other two acts, which are largely shot in an oppressive blue filter.
Derek Elley, Variety
Overview
Yuki is the last surviving royal of the House of Takemikazuchi or Takemikazuchi no Hime (たけみかずち の ひめ), who live in a futuristic post-apocalyptic isolationist world where they use their skills as former Mikado guards to become hired assassins. The wise old sage Kuka, who was once Yuki's mother's bodyguard, gives Yuki information that changes her life—and her destiny. She discovers that Byakurai has a dangerous connection to Yuki. After learning this information she chooses to leave the House of Takemikazuchi. She soon encounters Takashi, leader of the rebel movement, who offers Yuki a chance at revenge—and perhaps love. They soon discover similarities for they are both trying to escape the past to start new lives....
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57%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[Yumiko Shaku] doesn't project the confidence or menace that the role requires. Trying to pass her off as a stone-cold assassin is like casting Britney Spears as Marie Curie -- it just doesn't jibe.
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
Its corny streak brings the movie too close to cut-rate Chinese Opera epics than should be allowed.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh
Great movie, mediocre script.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
The cast, in its quiet, iconic way, is superb.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
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