What's odd about the Matrix trilogy is that, even though the films don't hold up particularly well (especially since the third one was never any good to begin with) almost none of the long line of stylistic imitators that have come since have really been able to top it. You might think that director James McTeigue would be able to pull it off with Ninja Assassin, having worked with the Wachowskis on that trilogy as well as Speed Racer and V For Vendetta, but while he and Korean Pop star Rain come close in many ways, The Matrix still clings onto the crown.
Ninja Assassin tries to fix the main mistake of The Matrix—an obtuse, irrelevant story—by basically skpping the story completely. The alleged "plot" of the film has something to do with some kind of government agency from some country stopping some ninja clan from doing something with the Yakuza. Something about gold, perhaps. This summary isn't deliberately reductive to make a point; that really is about as much as is ever explained. It would be silly to expect more, and after the first few minutes of gory action, (more on that later) any attempts to explore the story are pointless, unwelcomed distractions from Rain doing horrific things with a variety of sharp objects.
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