Outrage

[Drunk Monk]

Another from Beat. A sequel? Maybe. The truth is I had a hard time following it, even with subs. It's a lot of ugly, tattooed Japanese gangsters in suits killing each other. Not as much finger lopping, some talk about it and only one very intense finger lop. A confusing amount of characters but the cast gets narrowed dramatically in the last half hour or so. Lots of cold-blooded hits - quick and dirty stuff. Nothing quite up to a horse head in bed, but there's some fine visceral Yakuza moments. It's like an old samurai flick as Yakuza and cops explore Machiavellian-manipulations using their gangster code of honor. There's a realness to Beat's Yakuza flicks. Only some hang out in opulent villains' lairs - the top bosses. The rest are in rundown offices tucked in dilapidated buildings and baseball batting cages (best use of a batting cage in a yakuza flick, btw). Beat is still charismatic in the role - his face looks like the bastard son of Charlie Bronson and Bill Murray that was beaten with a bat - he's got a natural stocky toughness and the best cold stare. No sword fights. Lots of gunplay. Lots and lots. I do enjoy yakuza films now and again and this one was satisfying yet not worth going far out of your way to see.