Very disappointing coming from Takeshi Kitano after I just watched his version of ZATOICHI. On the cover of this DVD is a quote of how it's reminiscent of GOODFELLAS. This film is in no way, shape or form reminiscent of Martin Scorsese's masterpiece. I would barely consider this a gangster picture. There's barely any violence and shootouts. It's basically about the boss, Aniki Murakawa, waiting on a beach like a dumbbell while people take over his turf. Seriously, that's about 1 hour or 1 hour 10 minutes of the 90 minute movie. As a result, I was almost asleep by the time Sonatine finally decided to take his revenge.
Nah, it's nothing like GoodFellas. Kitano's got far too individual a style to be compared to Scorsese. Check out Boiling Point next, then Violent Cop, then Brother.
Don't lose hope.
...dot com bold typeface rhetoric. You go clickety click and get your head split. 'The hell you look like on a message board Discussing whether or not the Brother is hardcore?
