betty dalton
Wow. Why am I so in love with the smoothness of this flick? Because it has got EVERYTHING. It has suspense, really good suspense, because this story will entice you till the very end. Plot twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat. It has got eroticism, really hot stuff, thanks to the incredible gorgeous models. It has got treacherous deceit, betrayal between bloodrelatives. It has got corruption, racism, sexism, violence and slow deaths. I could better start mentioning what it hasnt got, because "Rising Sun" is an ideal blend of EVERYTHING you could wish for in a detective. What's the story? A gorgeous model gets raped and killed at a big Japanese company. Wesley Snipes and Sean Connery play 2 detectives who are called to the scene of the crime. The rest of the movie is a cat and mouse game to find out who raped and killed the model.Sean Connery is at his peak, playing the older and wiser detective who keeps paraphrasing chinese philosophers quotes, that are simultaneously deep and funny. Wesley Snipes plays the gung ho macho cop. Then there is Harvey Keitel. These 3 act at the top of their talents and they are to die for. It really is a macho kind of movie but with enough funny oneliners that one doesnt have to take it too seriously. The only thing that makes it a little dated is the use of old technology. Back then it was never seen before that you could alter video images. No one under the age of 30 can imagine that now. But besides the outdated technology, this detective is still really alluring and enjoyable. It isnt a comedy, but it sure as hell has got a lot of great tongue in cheek jokes. Really lovely, thrilling detective with excellent humor at the right moments so we wont take everything too seriously. Excellent blend !!! Seen it many times now and it stays fresh because of the excellent and witty dialogues and the ever charming Sean Connery!
gavin6942
At the offices of a Japanese corporation, during a party, a woman, who is evidently a professional mistress, is found dead, apparently after some rough hanky panky.1993 was apparently a good year for Michael Crichton. He had "Jurassic Park", one of the biggest hits of all time. And then he had this, which I think has been more or less forgotten. Which is a bit of a shame, because the Connery / Snipes pairing is interesting, as is the slight dip into the Yakuza.My concern with the film is its emphasis on digital technology. I was around in 1993 and computer literate. Surely editing a video was possible, but to the extent it is shown here? It would be darn near impossible... the frame-by-frame editing would take much too long. But if I ignore that, it makes for a great thriller.
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Here's another film that cops too much flack. It's an underrated movie, which at times loses it's punch, but it becomes such an engrossing movie that gets with the times. It's set around a big computer organization, where everything's not black and white. We have a beautiful high priced girl/mistress, who's been accidentally strangled, or was she murdered, while engaged in a session of rough sex that got out of control. All evidence, instantly points towards Eddie Sakamoto, the son of the original owner of the business, I think, as he was in a relationship with the dead lass, and they had argued at the start while singing "Don't fence me in" at karaoke, where she just stormed out, where he gives chase. The exterior trick shot, outside the bar where the sports car is made to look really small as it takes off, outside the park, was a cool shot on Kaufman's part (this is the dude that made The Wanderers). Enter Connery, a cop was a mysterious past and Snipes who's assigned with him. The teaming up of these two is interesting. Like the Seagal characters, Connery's here is kept pretty secretive, as if almost boxed up. He's flawlessly great, disposing of tight situations, with a hand to the throat, when muscle bound geezers, give him trouble. We learn too about Snipes's background some, but this film really opens our eyes, to the deception in computer graphics, and the falsity of misrepresenting images, where's Eddie's may of been planted, preferably by the killer and his goons, possible employees of the business. RS is a nice cool mixture with the just the right of amount of sex, (it's hot, especially, naked sushi scene, much alike to the one in the dreaded, Showdown in Little Tokyo). There's nice looking broads, and some action, but on the surface, it's a drama thriller, but it's a very good drama thriller, right to the end, that has you wondering, if the supposed killer that dies at the end, is really our guy. These thrillers, who's victim is killed right at the start (Saigon, Basic Instinct) where the rest of the movie you're left to guess the killer, I love. RS has it all, = one big surprise, plus some of those great actors from Reservoir Dogs, Buscemi, playing a pussy character in this too. We even have a car chase, where at Snipes request, these homeboys stall these not so happy Asians. The interrogation scenes with Snipes, the interrogated set in before or after scenario's, I liked too which really gave it an interesting and serious angle. These after scenarios could have you thinking they took place after the end of the story, which is rather cool. After all poor Snipes has got enough personal problems. Also we have same real racial hatred going, thanks to a conflict of opinions, and ill favour. Don't believe the bad hype on this. Rent it today.
