Review of Samouraïs

Good things about "Samouraïs": some enjoyable fight sequences (particularly the one in the Thai Boxing gym); two sexy leads (Cyril Mourali and Maï Anh Le); the still ultra cool Yasuaki Kurata in quite a large role (he gets two long fights to himself); some funny moments (the kid brother's remark when he notices that the heroine is pregnant). Not-so-good things about "Samouraïs": the story takes too much time to set up; the fact that both Kurata and his rivals essentially want to kill the heroine (but he before she gives birth to an ancient demon and they after!) leaves us with nobody to really root for in their fights; the final showdown, which turns into a video game controlled by two kids, makes little sense even in this story's terms. Overall I'd say it's worth seeing, for curiosity value at the very least (come on, it's Yasuaki Kurata in a French movie!). ** out of 4.