20/23
My tears become the sea
Line of Events
A 17-year-old assassin with code 13 has been suspended in Japan for a sloppy operation. She meets 11-year-old Monji, who has lost her mother, and sets out to save her.
Courtesy of Believe Direct Limited
Powered by M83Written by Anthony Gonzalez and Justin Meldall-Johnson. What The Shadow Strays lacks in coherence, depth, and story, it makes up for in relentless, almost non-stop action.
The characters are two-dimensional, hyper-focused
There’s plenty of blood gushing from bodies, guns, swords, and the occasional explosion, all wrapped up in a rollercoaster of impossible fight scenes. If you need intellectual stimulation, look elsewhere.
In fact, I don’t think we’ve even been introduced to the characters' motivations
I would like to say that since this movie is not in English, there is no need for dialogues, only subtitles, because it is not in English. However, if a hypnotic opera of blood and action helps you relax, sit back and enjoy..