Review of Versus

What could be better than watching a Japanese zombie movie where they have sword and gun fights in the woods. It's directed by Ryuhei Kitamura who also directed Midnight Meat Train and No One Lives. The guy is crazy with what he comes up with. The co-writer Yûdai Yamaguchi also did a film in ABC's of Death which I didn't like. Anyways let's see how this goes.

These feels slightly inspired by The Matrix and Highlander with the addition of zombies/demons. It's wheels of crazy and silly as you would of course expect from a Japanese film. Some of the jokes are pretty funny too. It is more of an action sci-fi film with horror elements thrown in. The action is of course badass with some crazy bloody death scenes. The score is excellent. The writing is a little bit inconsistent in places with lines like "I never lose" after losing at least twice. The ending was pretty awesome and possibly makes you wish that a sequel had been made.

The acting is really silly of course. The characters are very oddball. The main villain is the best actor out of everyone here. He isn't goofy except maybe one moment and he is a badass. The main guy is a badass too and kind of feels like the Japanese answer to Highlander and Neo. The main girl is attractive, but the way she acts feels strange. The supporting villains are quite unique with all their own unique quirks and looks about them. I couldn't spot Hideo Kojima since he was just an extra. It looked like the cast at least a lot of fun with the whole thing.

Well it's certainly different while still feeling like it has some ideas from The Matrix and Highlander. The deaths are crazy and the action is badass. The characters and acting is very silly. The main villain is probably the most serious out of everyone and besides the "hero" is the best character. The design of the characters is cool though. It's wild and crazy, but I would say it's pretty fun. You have to be in to the kind of films that Japanese horror means to appreciate it though.