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Ронин (1998 )
Ronin is the Japanese word used for Samurai without a master. In this case, the Ronin are outcast specialists of every kind, whose services are available to everyone - for money. Dierdre (undoubtedly from Ireland) hires several Ronin to form a team in order to retrieve an important suitcase from a man who is about to sell it to the Russians. After the mission has been completed successfully, the suitcase immediately gets switched by a member of the team who seems to work into his own pocket. The complex net of everyone tricking everyone begins to surface slowly, and deadly. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
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Loyalty is bought, betrayal is a way of life. See more »
80 automobiles were destroyed during filming. See more »
Vincent is supposed to be a mercenary or former intelligence agent with connections all around France to get whatever the team needs. Yet, during the initial briefing, he fails to recognize basic military terms. See more »
Spence. Got the swag, kept the money. It's a job well done, a job well done. That's a fact.
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The Sleeping Beauty: Ballet Suite
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Peter Tchaikovsky)
Performed by The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Vonk
Courtesy of LaserLight Digital
By Arrangement with Source/Q
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A film that lives up to its high expectations
"Ronin" is one of those rare action films like "The French Connection" and "To Live and Die in L.A." that will keep a viewer watching from beginning to end. The performances in this movie are nothing short of superb and terrific. All of the key characters deserve a lot of credit, ranging from De Niro, Reno, McElhrone, Pryce, Skarsgard, and especially, Michael Lonsdale, who fills in the missing link with such detail and looks like he made the little samurai action figures with extreme care. The best scene of the film isn't the shootouts or car chases, it's the conservation that Sam (De Niro) and Jean-Pierre (Lonsdale) have over the Ronin myth. I'll have to admit that "Ronin" is the first film that I have seen was made by the crafty veteran director John Frankenheimer ("Grand Prix", "The Manchurian Candidate"). If you haven't seen "Ronin", go to a video store and rent the movie now.
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