Pros: Intriguing storyline, well-acted and great chase scenes. Cons: Takes a little while to get going.
There's a scene early in Ronin where we get the feeling of where this movie is going. We see Robert DeNiro walking down a Paris street to a cafe of sorts where a meeting is going to take place. We see the other meeting guests arrive and we watch as ...
I remember seeing the original trailer for the 1998 Robert DeNiro film Ronin, and dismissing the movie as simply another two hours of car chases, gun fights and explosions. I recently discovered that to some extent I was correct, but there is a fairly ...
Pros: Outstanding detailed screenplay; outstanding performances; tight direction; beautiful production design Cons: Some might find it too violent and/or complicated
Mercenaries never get a good rep in the movies. They always come off as cold-hearted, inherently evil guys who enjoy killing people for money. Maybe they're not really so vile in reality, maybe they're the same flesh-and-blood people as everyone else. ...
Pros: Spectacular car chase sequences and technically effective film. Cons: Ex-samurai analogy aside, it's not really that deep.
My favorite part of Ronin is not the deft cinematography and sound that capture the grim nature of the shadowy world populated by terrorists, organized crime, and ex-spies. Not is it the believable yet spectacular action sequences - well paced ...
Pros: Lots of fun. Another De Niro tour-de-force. Cons: Pryce and McElhone's accents get a little thick at times. (Hint: subtitles).
The Cold War's over. It was fun while it lasted. In the crummy rump-end of Paris a group of unemployed cold warriors meet in a little bar for a job interview. Robert De Nero plays Sam, nobody in this movie has a last name, a former CIA officer who ...
To start, let me say this. The car chases in this movie are unbelievable. If there is one thing that this movie does and does well it is definitely the car chases. The movie revolves around a group of criminals called Ronin. They are hired by an unknown...
Pros: a smart thriller with plenty of action, good “twist” at the end Cons: hmmm... lots of shooting and wrong-way driving, but the police never seem to get involved
If you like thrilling car chases, top-secret intrigue, spy movies, shoot-outs and Robert DeNiro... then this is the film for you.
This film opened in September 1998 -- so it has been about two years since I saw it in its original, theatrical...
Pros: The last two hours and 30 seconds Cons: The first 30 seconds
I appreciate John Frankenheimer. Not just for directing "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Grand Prix", but for taking the one weak moment in his 1998 thriller, "Ronin" and getting it over with at the start. As the film begins, words flash across the...
Pros: Great acting, great car stunts and chase scenes, nitty-gritty feel Cons: double-cross and triple-cross plot gets confusing
Ronin is a hard movie to describe. You'll either love it for its multi-level complexity and great car stunts, or you'll hate it for the extended chases and "convoluted" double- and triple-cross that completely defies understanding by "mere mortals"....
Pros: Real action, strong story, incredible car chases Cons: No pat ending
"Ronin" is another one of those movies that I totally missed the hype on since I was living in Japan at the time it was released in the U.S. I remember seeing it mentioned on one of the "what's hot in America" shows, but I only...
Pros: Realistic and gritty espionage, cast Cons: A little slow at times, killing of innocents
Too many times Hollywood makes a spy movie that is so completely overblown and action oriented that it loses all its credibility as a true spy film. When compared to James Bond, "Mission:Impossible" was a breath of fresh air. You don't use your...
Pros: Deneiro and Reno are the real standouts in a great cast. Frankenheimer's cool direction. A wonderful script. Cons: none
I am frankly torn as to how to begin this review. I had planned to begin with a discussion of "car chase" films; but I think that can wait until later. There is a more pressing matter: Ronin.
this move was one I enjoyed VERY much. it had everything I love, guns and cars, the car chase
scene was the best I ever saw and everything else about the movie was just great there was not a
dull moment. the action never seemed to stop and the...
Pros: An excellent cast of characters, superb and depthful plot, a brilliant movie Cons: Some dragging scenes, some hard-to-follow dialouge and details at times
Many productions seen in 1998 were less than stellar, many movies by the end of the nineties were showing a decline of originality while others were pinnacles of their time. When Ronin released, it introduced some of the highlights we’ve been missing in...
Pros: action filled and fairly intelligent Cons: a little confusing at times
Ronin succeeds where Mission Impossible failed. Mission Impossible was supposed to be about a team working together to accomplish its mission like the television show it was named after, but instead was just a showcase of how cool Tom Cruise is. Ronin...
Actually, my husband joked on the way out of the theatre that Ronin is "French for car crash," which captures only one part of the movie, but a good one. The best car chases I have ever seen are found in Ronin. I won't spoil it for you but I...
Pros: Great action movie - it brings brains back along side the brawn! Cons: None that I can think of...
"Ronin" is the new film that puts a European twist on the action genre. It stars Robert DeNero as the lead of a selected group of trained men who are immediately assembled at the beginning of this movie and sent out on a mission to find a silver...
Pros: The motivation, pace, dialogue, and action Cons: Katharina Witt isn't allowed to SHINE
If you see this movie - and by all means, do - pay attention to the way in which Robert DeNiro drives a car. Even though I know how his driving scenes were filmed, there is no point in this movie at which I do not believe in the events unfolding; when...
My, how I've grown as a critic. Looking back over the review I did of this movie at the time when it was released in theatres, I am overwhelmed by how juvenile it sounds. It's one of those incredibly dorky, "this movie rocks" reviews. So...
Pros: Plenty of action Cons: confusing, uninteresting story and characters
"Ronin" is type of film that women would have to be dragged to it by the hair kicking and screaming, by those latter-day cavemen, otherwise known as boyfriends/husbands; which says more for the natural superiority of females than a whole...
Pros: Great Action, Good Acting, Great Suspense Cons: Loose Ends
Ronin
Ronin \Ro"nin"\, n. [Jap. r[=o]-nin, fr. Chin. lang profligate, lawless + j[^e]n (old sound n[=i]n) man.] In Japan, under the feudal system, a samurai who had renounced his clan or who had been discharged or ostracized and had...
Pros: A perfect lesson in how to achieve subtlety with a sledge hammer Cons: You have to really pay attention to avoid being misled
The legend of the 47 Samurai is one of the most honored of Japanese folklore sagas. It, like Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, is intended to both honor and praise the single most essential element of Japanese life -- a person's individual honor.
Pros: car chases, shoot-outs, cast, plot Cons: none
With all the recent pictures that are more hype then anything else, it is hard to find a genuine action movie. Most movies nowadays either have horrible actors, or have a "recipe script", or a combination of both. However, one recent action...
Pros: Smart, gritty thiller. Great car chases. Cons: Twisty plot becomes difficult to follow.
RONIN (English and French): Thriller. Ronin is the name given to Japanese samurai warriors who have lost their feudal masters, and are operating independently without guidance. In director John Frankenheimer's new thriller, this turns out to be...
Pros: Sharp, literate, and intelligent Cons: Genre appeal not universal
A slam-bang actioner that pulls no punches, takes no prisoners, and never slows down for a minute--except for an excruciating scene in which Robert DeNiro directs the removal of a bullet from his own abdomen. Director John Frankenheimer hasn't been in...
The plot was pretty good, but don't expect a james Bond tongue in
cheek adventure. This had more in common with a Crime movie like
"Heat". The characters are all tough and gritty, and the violence is
graffic and indiscriminate....
This movie was pretty light on storyline and plot, but did make up for some of this with some fantastic car chases and action. Robert Deniro was excellent, but could not save a script that wasn't finished well. The DVD version of this movie comes with...
This was one of the best action films I have ever seen. I loved "The Professional" and this movies runs right along side that movie. The movie had little or no nudity it basically was all action. The plot was excellent for an action film it...
That's English, not Japanese, for NO to this movie. Despite Deniro, despite authentic car chases and ambient European alleys and bistros, it doesn't happen. Why? Nothing new. No one interesting. I saw this movie on the recommendation of a friend and the...
This movie has the sort of élan that is lacking in most Hollywood blockbusters.
JOHN FRANKENHEIMER: the director of the Manchurian Candidate, made good use of cross-cutting techniques and *real*, not bluescreened car scenes. During the...
Pros: Robert-Freaking-De Niro and the meca of movie car chases, Jean Reno Cons: could have better music, more elaborate plot
Anything with Robert De Niro or Jean Reno in it is worth watching. Put them both in the same movie, and you now have a 'must-see'. This was a great action flick that didn't overdo it. All of the stunts were well done and very sophisticated.
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Pros: Great plot Cons: A little confusing in the beginning
This is not your usual, predictable action flick. It delves a little bit more into the nature of the characters, showing more facets rather than leaving them two-dimensional. This makes the movie a little more realistic, because the people are complex...
Pros: Superb Acting...Great Car Chase Scenes Cons: I hate that silver case..
Where do I begin with this picture? There are SOOOOoo many elements that I can talk about...but then I am afraid of leaving out some important things in this movie. Anyway let me go on with the plot.
Pros: good locations in parice and niece,best car chases since frensh connection Cons: to many plottwists
Ronin takes us to the south of France.
A few men,who don't know eachother,de Niro,Reno,Stellan Skargard,Sean Bean and Jonatgan Price are send after a case.
Their journey takes them from Paris to marseille.
Meanwhile they get involved with...
Pros: great car chase scenes, cast, director narration on DVD Cons: if you don't have a dvd player
I happened to miss 'Ronin' when it made it's pass through the movie theaters. I consider myself lucky that I didn't just rent this movie on videocassette, that would have been a big mistake. To fully experience a movie like 'Ronin' you have to see it...
Pros: great car chase scenes, acting is ok, scenery is good, action is superb Cons: can be slow at some parts, but otherwise near perfect
If you see this movie for no other reason, see it because this movie has the best car chase scenes ever made . . . EVER! The action in this movie will hold you over for a while, as it provides an edge-of-your-seat feeling that is only usually experienced...
Pros: Great Car chases, De Niro & Reno Cons: Nothing else to recommend
Take Cars, Politics, Guns, throw in De Niro & Reno & how can you go wrong ?? Well, it did. Convoluted plot with everyone having a stake in a "suitcase" (but nothing like Pulp Fiction). KGB, Germans, IRA, CIA, French, mercenaries &...
Pros: Whats a pro? Cons: Dull, stupid, boring, pointless
I really expect only one thing from an action movie, and that is ACTION!!! That is why I hated this movie, because it was so incredibly dull. I should have known better, and would have, if I had seen that it was written by Mamet. He can write some...
Pros: Intense action, intricate plot, good acting Cons: Not a "crowd pleasing" movie
My favorite movie of all time is Ronin. Why? This intense thriller stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno (of The Professional), and has an excellent cast all around, including Sean Bean and Jonathan Pryce as an Irish terrorist. The movie itself is...
The main reason to watch this movie is for the awesome car chase scene in France. The driving is just fantastic! They do a little “dance” in a tunnel that will make your palms sweat. I heard about this movie from a Car & Driver 10 Best car film list....
Pros: DeNiro, great car chases, perfect casting Cons: none I can think of
I'm a big fan of car movies. That's not saying much, though. There are maybe a dozen good ones made over the past 30 years and none recently. Well, none until Ronin. This is a very well-made action movie with a good plot and great casting. I appreciate...
Pros: Action-packed, DeNiro and Reno great! Cons: The ending ruined it for me
I must say, I'm a big Jean Reno fan. I thought "The Professional" was one of the most interesting crime-type movies I had ever seen, and "Mission:Impossible" was awesome! Teaming up with Robert DeNiro, and you can't go wrong. Or so...
Pros: Good car scenes Cons: Plot was missing something.
Movie: This movie was a lot of fun to watch. Those car chase scenes are amazing. The plot was rather ambiguous, and some of the acting could have been a little bit better. Character development was nil. The alternate ending on the dvd was aptly cut...
Pros: Great car chases, gun fights and casting Cons: A confusing plot.
This is a geat film for those with a shory attention span because while the plot may seem confusing, the premise is probably pretty simple. Robert De Niro is the main guy, a mercenary required for work in Paris along with other similarly empoyed...
Pros: great plot, eye-catching location, innovative photography, great acting by all the actors, some hard-core action and thrilling car-chases Cons: relatively complex plot
Excuse my ignorance, but Ronin was the first DeNiro movie I ever watched. I was in a fairly bad mood, a bit angry as well; when I went to the movie store. I asked the guy for some action-packed movie with bullets being fired from start till finish. He...
Pros: Great Cast Cons: Total waste of a great cast
I went to see this movie on the recommendation of a friend. I should have known better because this same person also recommended Star Troopers but that's another review!
Despite an excellent cast with backgrounds in both drama and action this...
Pros: intrigue, fine acting Cons: some won't like the ending! (i did)
This was one fast-moving exciting, sit on the edge of your seat movie!
The acting was seamless, the story "full speed ahead", and the intrigue
indeed intense. The cinematography was exciting, with some wonderful car chases.
Robert DeNiro is perhaps my favorite actor, and I have never seen a movie this bad in my life, let alone a DeNiro movie. I watched this movie twice, thinking ok maybe I just didn't catch what happened the first time, but even the second time, I had no...
Pros: It's got De Niro in it, the chase scenes, the supporting cast. Cons: I would've liked to know what was in the briefcase the time.
"Ronin" is a sly, stylish action flick with all the right ingredients to entertain. Director John Frankenheimer (Reindeer Games) brings a new, smartly crafted movie that's a nice break from the usual action films coming our way.
Pros: I'm at a loss Cons: Bad acting, bad story, unfulfilling action
I will be the first one to admit that I love a good mindless action movie. Unfortunately, this one is a stinker that has few redeeming qualities. The story goes nowhere, the characters are bad to really bad, and the audience feels ripped off. At least I...
Ah, the glorious days of summer are now over. This ending marks the end of rather disappointing summer film fare, especially within the action/thriller genre. From movies that would be "okay" as long as you checked your brain at the door...
Pros: deniro is always awesome Cons: the not knowng what was in the bag
deniro is always gold, the chase scenes were geat. The loction of Paris wasnt that great though. And the not knowing what wasin the bag still drivesme nuts.
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