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"Samurai
Monogatari feels ancient yet contemporary, still yet kinetic, dignified
yet oddly edgy. The film yields greater depth on each viewing, but still
feels fresh despite its short running time."
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"Made in high-contrast black and white, Evans' camera is almost exclusively static; instead of frenetic action, the cinematography is all about careful composition, each shot looking almost like a still-life, adding a defiant dignity to the story-telling." |
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"The fight sequences have a balletic lyricism to them, implicit rather than explicit, although still not lacking in dynamism or sheer bloodiness." | |||