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Good concept, poorly executed.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

After a series of somewhat more experimental and introspective films Takeshi Kitano is back to his familiar yakuza subject matter, this time with some adjustments.Outrage is set in the deepest end of the yakuza world, the opening scenes drop us at the table of a formal yakuza meeting introducing us to those who hold power and those who receive orders. It's at this meeting that comes the first move in a long violent game of deceit and revenge with many players striving for their piece of the action. The numerous characters we're involved with and intertwining plot means Outrage requires our full attention, but it very much deserves it.Outrage looks crisp and each shot is beautifully framed something that delivers the trademark Kitano violence in an even more visceral and in many cases haunting way(the ol' yakuza finger chopping).With this Kitano juxtaposes violence with scenes of calm and collected formal yakuza meetings or conversations of further scheming. We're given brief moments to piece the puzzles together before we are thrown back into the fire. Kitano's ruthlessness does prove at times a little frustrating, it seems with some of the supporting characters as soon as we begin to like them or take their side - something we're not forced into, their death is right around the corner, however this works in Kitano's favour highlighting just how much violent deceit and backstabbing is really going on in this yakuza world.With Outrage Kitano is more restrained in some areas, for example the music is very minimal(as opposed to a pronounced score from Joe Hisaishi(Sonatine,Dolls))and part of the background.As well as this there aren't any abstract messages here, or even any weirdness at all something many have come to expect from Kitano, but in this case there doesn't need to be any, Outrage is already bursting with story and characters. Despite the lack of weird Kitano still has his fun, and a great scene involves reference to the Senator Pat Geary blackmail from Godfather 2.One area Kitano didn't seem to show as much restraint in is with the sheer amount of story we're exposed to at once.There are simply so many characters interacting it can feel that as an audience we're dealing with too much at once, even if it is fun. Perhaps if we were dealing with less characters we wouldn't get a sense of the yakuza world as a whole, but the movie would feel less like its always about to burst.Overall Outrage is a complicated story with a rather simple point: to highlight the irony that there exists honor in the yakuza world, where deceit is everywhere, and even a pact over sake can be broken, power is everything and honor is something for those who can be used. While the characters aren't as developed as other similar films it still works in Outrage, as we're taking a look into the entire yakuza world, its politics, how it runs, and where it fails. Outrage is a beautifully crafted example of a deeply complex gangster film that holds it own against films like Infernal Affairs and Election. 7.5/10

I give this high points for the multiple murders that occur every few minutes without fail, ranging from semi-beheading using a car and a rope, to stabbing in the kidney. Most, however, are performed with automatic weapons and there is creative use of Kensington Gore, with blood spouting out of head wounds, etc. No woman gets killed on screen, however: we only view their bloody corpses for a few juicy moments. Indeed, there is no real role for a woman, and only one or two brief spoken lines. In the world of yakuza, women just don't count. Perhaps Japanese women should get hold of automatic weapons and barge in. The cast is led by Takeshi Kitano, who has an inimitable face, and who dares to film himself with all his facial tics, too. He also wrote and directed this slice of gory mayhem from the Japanese underworld. He does not hold back from showing a corrupt cop, who regularly meets the gangsters and picks up bags of cash. This picture mainly consists of men shouting at each other, issuing threats and launching vicious punches, all interspersed with the above-mentioned murders. Great fun for those with the taste for it, in other words.

Takeshi Kitano is back in Yakuza mode for Outrage - Notice how I didn't say 'Back to doing what he does best' though because as much as I love his violent gangster films, I also love his innocent and more artistic films, such as Hana-bi, Kikujiro and A Scene at the Sea. That aside, after his excellent Zatoichi remake and the fascinating experimental self-struggle that was Takeshis' - Outrage is probably what his hardcore following wanted (and I include myself in that demographic). It's not quite on par with Sonatine but it's better than your average Yakuza film, better and much more violent. It's very violent in fact but then no one does tender one minute and violent the next like Kitano. Rest assure though Beat fans, this may not be another Sonatine but it certainly isn't another Brother. Also, if you're new to the world of Takeshi, this isn't the worst place to start as long as you're not scared of a little blood! less

What are some words out there to describe the evil Japanese clan "Yakuza?" It comes down to brutality, unforgiving, relentless, and an absolute pledge. Fortunately, The Outrage, directed by Takeshi Kitano who is famous for Battle Royal, manages to tell the cruel side of Yakuza world where a verbal conflict leads to spattering blood until the strongest wins. To summarize the plot, the two different crime organizations owned by an affluent Sanmo-kai chairman get into a vicious quarrel as each subordinate gets killed one by one from back-to-back retaliation. As they are inclined to execute everything they are told by their higher-ups under any occasion, the story gets deeper and intense.We also get to see all types of violence for the punishment and vengeance. One of the traditional ways of making it up for one's miscue is to slice one of their fingers. There is zero mercy and sympathy.To talk about some downsides, As the justice being the symbol of the police, a lieutenant forms an alliance with the Yakuza chairman by getting a bribe. There is no need to reprimand the director portraying an unlawful decorum of police here. But, the real disappointment lies on the incompetent power of a legislative body that faces against Yakuza being one-sided as they easily makes a mockery of the police.For example, there is a scene where a luxury car with a corpse in the trunk tries to pass through an inspection gate which is heavily guarded by more than three officers. And, one of the subordinates, Ishihara who is fluent in English pretends be a foreigner who does not understand a word of Japanese so the officer just meekly lets them pass despite discovering blood dripping from the trunk. That is not all. The officer getting rejected for frisking the trunk because they state that it belongs to an embassy! It neglects the duty and proprietary of the police whose jobs are to identify any suspects.Not only that, while a number of Yakuza members getting killed in public, the police does not even try to arrest a single member because of inadequate evidence! All I see is the same lieutenant taking a bribe and yelling at the alleged Yakuza "You did it right?" "Don't lie to me!" whilst the rest of his comrades being dormant. Can't the director bother to make an even one scene where forensics examining fingerprints?Even it is an intention of director to show corrupted side of Japanese police, I still think they should implement detailed investigation scenes where police and Yakuza congregate.Other than that, the story itself delivers well. The lesson in this movie would be human beings have the effrontery to betray anyone in order to fulfill their own goal, at least in Yakuza world. Sadly, the world we are living in may not be as hopeful as we think yet.