Izo

maybe I wasn't able to figure it out - which I wasn't! - b/c it's a foreign movie... I am sure the director was trying to say something, and there were certain things I liked - such as the intermezzos with... Full review

I really like Miike films, but this one bored me to tears. Miike spends 2 hours filming a guy running around killing people to seek revenge or seek salvation through murder....heck, I don't know, but it takes forever and there is... Full review

This film was the worst I had ever seen.(pretty strong words from someone who sat through Spice World). Pretentious is the only word to describe the torure that is Izo.... Full review

Izo , however, is simply awful, one of the most painful, unpleasant and uninteresting movies that I've had to slog through in recent years. Death Bed and Twilight of the Ice Nymphs were cited, but Izo beat them both out simply because while all three were horribly boring, Izo is incredibly long and boring. ... Full Review

He's a fascinating director, a guy whose good movies are truly amazing, but whose misfires just as astonishingly bad.....But this is one of those paradoxical movies that is both perverse and deeply boring..... ... Full Review

Almost immediately after a graphic birth scene, the violent samurai Izo (Kazuya Nakayama) is crucified, but he seems unable to die under torture. The only time Izo hesitates is before wiping out a school of children in a scene that unfortunately parodies the recent real-life tragedy in Russia. ... Full Review

Izo is Miike's first full on art film and does not make sense on any literal level. Izo is entertaining visually and is full of all the usual Miike madness; the violence, the twisted sexuality, the triple digit body count, the "I can't believe what I'm looking at" moments. ... Full Review

First and foremost, the only reason I didn't give Izo a perfect or near perfect score is because of the production value. To be blunt, the production value in the first hour is hideous, but it gets a little better... ... Full Article

A merciless, bloodthirsty warrior is captured, crucified and cruelly killed by his enemies. Centuries later, in modern times, he rematerializes in a filthy alleyway. He has only one purpose in existence-vengeance. ... Full Article