Rising Sun

Decent, instantly forgettable.

Enjoyable buddy cop movie is a simplification of Crichton's more complex and interesting novel, but while the film is crippled by some glaring credibility problems (busting into a board meeting to broadcast a snuff film?!), it remains consistently fun thanks to the unexpectedly successful teaming of Connery and Snipes doing adapted LETHAL WEAPON schtick. Plastic TV level direction is frustrating and an overuse of 'wipes' is occasionally distracting.

When I was 13 this was about as complex and compellingly multi-layered a thriller, as I'd ever seen. Revisiting it now some 17 years later, I must admit that it has fated significantly, being quite a bit less sophisticated, than I remember. Still, it has some undefinable appeal to it, stemming perhaps from the neo-noir pastiche feel or Sean Connery speaking Scottish, even when he speaks Japanese...

I had memories of this as a slick neonoir in the style of something like black rain, so was pretty excited to rewatch it after over a decade. Within ten minutes i realized i was only vividly recalling my mental pictures from reading the book bc this was directed in a very typical 90s style. Crichton wrote a good story and that ends up on screen but it lacks a true gripping thriller aspect. The biggest reason to watch this would be Connery

Culture clash.........TIMES THREE! Americans in Japan (GONG): Culture Clash! White cop/Black cop (GONG): Culture Clash! Retired old man cool enough to get things done quietly/young cop with enough brash attitude to start a war (GONG): Culture Clash! Woman's nipple in a cup of soy sauce? (GONG): Condiment Splash!

Mediocre script is held together by the (shockingly enough) chemistry between Sniples and Connery. Still not a good film, but it's watchable.

Obvious film stoking the latent xenophobic Japanese takeover fears of the 80's up until the mid 90's. The Japanese characters are all caricatures but this is slightly amusing because of Connery and Wesley Snipe's interaction. Keitel and Tagawa are also joys to watch as always. Overall it's not horrendous but the plot is laughable. Some memorable lines here though.

This film is really slow moving and boring in a lot of places. The actors do a good job but the script is not great. Overall this movie is disappointing.

An absolute gem. Intelligent and likeable characters, a complex(!) story to follow on your first watch. If you don't catch one line, there is a chance you'll not fully understand what is going on.

50.500

A nice cultural blend of black-white, young-old, Japan-Scotland-The US set against a murder mystery. Certainly enjoyable and the interplay between the two leads is a charm to behold.

Offensive and lazy japanophobic mess. This is the kind of movie that just lends itself to parody and drinking games, e.g. whenever a reference to sushi is made or whenever zen master Yoda Connery teaches us about Japanese etiquette. Geishas, taiko drums, Yakuza, even karate, are all represented here, as if the writers were afraid of leaving out any well known aspect of Japanese culture, and at a point I almost expected to see a brief kabuki scene, or at least a sumo fight.

Without any real intrigue and the performances are unremarkable is still a fun film in the first half, with some interesting scenes. It's a trip to the 90's, also very influential in the CSI video analysis techniques.

Dull, convoluted, and no characters worth caring about. Surprisingly bad given the strong cast.

53.500

From the time when Japan rather than China organised American fears of enigmatic Asian capitalism. But even at the time this was ridiculous.

I enjoyed Connery and Snipes in this film, and the plot twists keep the intrigue going, but at the end, it's not all that remarkable.

In Denmark i'm pretty sure it was translated to; black dude in Japan..

The book was far better & Sean Connery is a bore.

#00s(e)#, liked, (casting), oldies(2) }*{ #90s#, story, (casting)

3-6-2010, I always enjoy seeing sean connery

Certainly one of the better Michael Crichton adaptations and certainly Wesley Snipes' best film. Though the technical aspects of the film wouldn't make it any more than good Sean Connery does a superb job as John Connor. It's thrilling without being absurd any the twists are never ludicrous but in fact plausible. If you want a decent thriller this is one to pick up for sure.

Loved the first quarter of the movie, in 'so cheesy it's great' way. After the lieutenants were introduced, it got boring. Some really weird plot twists. I still love the oriental stereotypes, films like this got me interested in Asian traditions.

Misses most of what was interesting in the book.

seemed okay at the time, though I suspect I'd hate it now

Novel is better I hate to admit

Sweet mystery. I need to read the book now.

Could have been a good movie if it had been handled with more tact.

A racist masterpiece. Decent entertainment and Wesley Snipes' best performance, but a movie like this could never be made today, for good reason.

yawn.

Very lame.

book is better, but film is good

Good

Pretty random ending-changing aside, about how I expected the book to be filmed.

It was OK, bordering on good. But after a second viewing, it was solidified as just OK. Snipes is tolerable, Connery is above average (for him), and the rest of the cast just blends in with the furniture.

I've seen this several times now, and I still have no idea what to make of it. Maybe it's that I don't buy Connery's performance here, or that a few things that happen feel too random, or that the themes presented felt very cliched and stereotypical. Or maybe it's just me. ;)

The whole movie feels so... "So what?", it's not even funny. Nothing here felt very important.

People bash this film, but I don't see what's so wrong with it. A slick, entertaining, thoroughly professional thriller with a great cast

Passes the time.