Into the Sun (2005)

Into the Sun (2005)

  • 4.5
  • 93 mins
  • Mystery, Action, Thriller

Storyline

When the governor of Tokyo is killed in his campaign for election, the former CIA agent Travis Hunter is assigned to find the responsible working together with the rookie FBI agent Sean. Travis was raised in Japan, has great connections with the underworld of the streets and is a master in sword and martial arts, trained by a former member of Yakuza. Travis discloses that there is a war between the old and traditional members of Yakuza and the new generation leaded by the deranged and sick Kuroda, who has associated to the Chinese Tong mobster Chen in a powerful drug dealing business. When his fiancée Nayako is brutally and cowardly murdered by one of Kuroda's men, the mission of Travis becomes a personal issue and he seeks revenge.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



Short Review

There are lots of beautiful visuals, from scenery to costumes. Unfortunately, there are a lot of quick edit cuts from scene to scene and location to location to fit it all in. The movie does not flow very well. Seagal plays his usual aloof all things Asian expert and master. Matthew Davis' acting looks like he is auditioning for a role in a high school play, and not going to get the part. The plot of the movie is agonizingly formulaic and dull, with only a few brief action sequences to break up the boredom.


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