Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
The Last Samurai has generally received positive reviews.
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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 02 Aug 2004
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By Jeffrey Westhoff (767) for Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (767) on 05 Dec 2003
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The Last Samurai was released in 2003 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 964 reviews, giving The Last Samurai (2003) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Last Samurai than critics were.
With a score of 74%, The Last Samurai is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like School of Rock, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and The Animatrix.
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