Review of Blind Fury

The problem with checking out a good low-rate action film is choosing the right one. BLIND FURY says it all, and it does a decent job....but how can this one be so great that it's actually cheesy? Having a tough macho guy like Rutger Hauer to do all the dirty work is one simple thing, even when he's blended into the lousy cinematography it has. Some of the acclaim went to restyling the blind samurai warrior legend into American form, which works depending on how serious the transition is. In this case, it looks pretty silly. Here, our main man Hauer acts like he's staring at a shapely feminist figure until reaching the boiling point to strike madly. That sounds like a typical and ordinary samurai plot. The brief appearance by martial arts master Sho Kosugi (known for the sour lemon called 9 DEATHS OF THE NINJA, as well as host of ninja movies) adds to the touch as a samurai assassin. The rest is purely offbeat and laughable, deciding on how to judge the movie's special identity. You may easily wonder why the acting, characters, and the whole nine yards wouldn't fit Tri-Star's image. Speaking of characters, keep your eyes wide open for two overweight hit men. The best thing about BLIND FURY is that it's funny, but then again, things already seem far worse than what's always expected: pure high-quality action.