Review of The Twilight Samurai

Having read a few of the reviews I was expecting a long, slow, perhaps even boring, character exposition. But honestly I felt the movie moved right along. There was the emperors visit, the early duel, then the increased involvement of the romantic interest, Tomoe. All leading up to the battle. Overall though I wasn't as carried away as some of the reviewers here. Its a good film but not great. I think they went to far at time's in their effort to make Seibei sympathetic. His initial refusal to fight at the end was silly, no samurai would ever refuse any direct order. But I liked the romantic tension and the realistic samurai fights. A solid 7 especially for those like myself who enjoy these sort of 'end of an era' dramas.