Rising Sun
Summary:
When Michael Crichton wrote his best-selling thriller Rising Sun, he wrote the character of hero John Connor with Sean Connery in mind. For Philip Kaufman's film version of the novel, Sean Connery, needless to say, fits seamlessly into the role of a legendary police detective who is an expert in Japanese culture. The story takes place in the towering office building of the... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Sean Connery - (John Connor)
Wesley Snipes - (Web Smith)
Harvey Keitel - (Tom Graham)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa - (Eddie Sakamura)
Kevin Anderson - (Bob Richmond)
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Review:
Philip Kaufman's adaptation of Michael Crichton's Japan-bashing potboiler is a fairly standard buddy-cop movie featuring a pair of entertaining star performances. Although the novel's overblown alarmism about the dangers of a dominant Japan would soon be undercut by the meltdown of its economy, the director shrewdly muted the xenophobic mater... Continue >>
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