47 Ronin is based on a true story/legend set in ancient Japan. A Ronin is a Samurai who has no master, When the master is betrayed 47 of his Samuarai set about avenging his death.
The basic storyline of this film in an interesting one, and not a story I have particularly come across before, however the problem with this movie is the amount of explanation needed in order to understand the cultural relevance of various things, there are long sequences in this film where the narrative arc loses momentum in order to explain something. This means the film is a bit of a slog to sit through, whilst the action sequences and fight scenes are very well choreographed and shot, there is not enough to hold the interest between them, so you end up switching off. 5/10
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