8/10
The best Takashi Miike movie I've seen in ages is also his most mature, although not without callbacks to trademarks from his canon (gross-out comedy, body horror, slapstick and of course, gore). I'm no pro of the genre but 13 Assassins plays pretty much like a straightforward "jidaigeki" (it's a remake of an earlier film), wherein a group of disparate samurai must come together against impossible odds to vanquish some great evil, in this case the demonic Lord Naritsugu. For the first half of the film I almost felt like things were being played too straight, and was getting a little restless, but the gigantic (hour-long?!) action/siege scene makes it well worth the wait. Even if you're not a fan of action and bloodshed, it's almost impossible not to feel your pulse race during the battle, which is incredibly well filmed. Definitely a movie to see, if possible, in a crowded theatre, or at least with a group of friends. Overall a lot of fun.
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