Billy Bob Thornton vs. kids in Bad Santa. Tom Cruise vs. capitalism in The Last Samurai. ... (The Last Samurai doesn’t really have the guts to be a true “conversion” melodrama, ...

The Last Samurai. Trading six-shooter for sword, Cruise stars in an action-packed Eastern that's emptier than Zen. By Tim Appelo • October 9, 2006 12:00 am Tell me more ...

Documentary on Disabled Shines; Billy Bob's Mean Thief Brings Holiday Cheer to 'Bad Santa' By . Joe Morgenstern. Share. Resize "The Last Samurai" stars Tom Cruise as Captain Nathan Algren, ...

In director Edward Zwick's sweeping sentimental fiction "The Last Samurai," the most modern of all screen stars, Tom Cruise, plays an embittered 1870s U.S.

Sometimes a near-death experience can be the one that changes your life for the better. It's a theory well-explored in "The Last Samurai." Directed by Edward Zwick and starring Tom Cruise, the ...

The Last Samurai was recently added to Prime Video's ranks for the new year. Cruise stars as Nathan Algren, an American Civil War captain who is hired by the Japanese government to modernize the ...

"The Last Samurai" is as rich in period and historical background as it is deficient in fresh dramatic and thematic ideas. Actioner about an American soldier who takes his fighting skills to Japan ...

Furious action speaks louder than words in “The Last Samurai,” Edward Zwick’s handsome, intriguing if not wholly satisfying new period piece starring Tom Cruise as an American visitor to ...

Tom Cruise plays Nathan Algren, a boozing officer disillusioned by the Civil War. Since Nathan is hired to go to Japan to modernize their army, wags have dubbed the film Dances With Samurai. And ...