Yakuza Princess
Magnet Releasing | Release Date: September 3, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
5
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
The Film StageJared MobarakAug 31, 2021
The whole is not without flaws and eventually falls prey to the “this was really an origin story” bid for sequels, but it is enjoyable. Read full review
60
The GuardianMike McCahillSep 8, 2021
It’s been compiled with enthusiasm, flashes of skill, and a certain devil-may-care cheek – an infusion of newish blood for a Brazilian film industry that’s been badly drained in recent years. Read full review
60
VarietyRichard KuipersAug 31, 2021
While it generally lacks dramatic oomph and the story is confusing at times, Yakuza Princess delivers plenty of visual excitement. Read full review
50
Original-CinThom ErnstSep 2, 2021
Yakuza Princess is a passable actioner with a few memorable scenes, the highlight of which is a fight in a karaoke bar (yes, MASUMI gets the chance to sing). But it’s unable to get beyond a level of mediocrity, and MASUMI’s performance fails to resonate with the sufficient conviction required of her role. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeSep 2, 2021
At 112 minutes, this film is way too long for the amount of story contained within—which, again, would be a forgivable offense, had Amorim filled the extra time with something entertaining. Instead, all we get is inertia, as we wait with the main character for her fate to reveal itself. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerSep 2, 2021
The further director Vicente Amorim pulls out, the more exciting the film becomes; but he never really takes advantage of the supernatural overtones that swim around the edges, or the unique cultural background of Brazil's massive Japanese diaspora. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 1, 2021
Sure, you had me at Yakuza Princess. But was there ever a more ponderous gangland saga set in the Japanese mafia than this? Read full review
30
The New York TimesGlenn KennySep 2, 2021
The cynical pro forma luridness Yakuza Princess grinds out suggests that sensationalist cinema, or at least its most ostensibly mainstream iteration, is currently depleted of resources. Read full review
25
IndieWireCarlos AguilarSep 5, 2021
As an intellectually empty piece of genre cinema, “Yakuza Princess” can’t even sit alongside movies that offer similarly obtuse ideas but that gain some favor through impressive spectacle. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonAug 31, 2021
This grimly self-serious tale of violent destiny is consistently drowned out by Vicente Amorim’s overreaching visual style. Read full review
12
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsSep 3, 2021
There’s a lot of walking and talking, but this thing never really moves fast enough, not even during its action scenes. Read full review
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