Review of Yakuza Princess

The lead male character acts like a clueless and/or crazed zombie most of the film.....the lead female character is not engaging....both in looks and acting ability. Half the time we don't know where we are or who is who. The martial arts action scenes are basic....usually ending with someone stabbed or shot. Then you get these bizarre and disconnected scenes....like the mindless violence at the antique store.....the lead female beating up the lead male who saved her life (there goes that love story!)......or old men dragging the lead male character through mud for no apparent reason....or how about a cemetery at night with football stadium lighting? Finally a guy who gets run through with a sword.....but has to save his honor by finishing the job with hari kari by the same sword....really? Summed up.....this is a juvenile and mindless attempt at a martial arts fantasy flick....without the necessary special effects and martial arts choreography.....without a deeper understanding of Samurai culture and Japanese gangs.....without a reason to empathize with the lead characters......without continuity....and finally....without knowing who actually killed the family we're supposed to care about....which is the revenge motive for the movie! A bizarre letdown....and virtually everyone is either dead or seriously wounded by the end. Nobody wins....especially the audience!