Kitano Hops Over the Pond

Not bad at all. Fully expecting this film to be a weaker Hollywood draft of Kitano's eastern efforts, I was surprised by the willingness of Hollywood's bean counting execs to let Kitano do his thing-quality story, hard edged with a harder centre. Very good and gritty tale of a self exiled Japanese gangster rebuilding his life and 'career' in the West-enthralling stuff from start to Kitano flourished finish.