Reviews

Alyssa Milano is terrible. She over acts most of the time and is overbearing or irritating the rest of the time. Thinking she can just take her sister's place as a dominatrix is the ultimate in hubris! The teenagers do the best work in the movie. Even the music started to irritate, always just a bit too much. The ending was just too "perfectly timed". Sorry Netflix. This one just didn't do it!

Enjoyable new series. Different setting is fun and entertaining. I like the main characters and find their interactions amusing. The ghost stories are nothing particularly new and the effects are ok - it's just a fun new show. I'm hoping for a 2nd season!

This isn't your run-of-the-mill Western of the era. John Wayne's performance is wonderful as a confident, strong, educated Pharmacist! Something totally different! Unfortunately the public of the time didn't give him a chance to explore the depths of his acting abilities. They wanted the big, macho shhoot-em-up guy they'd been seeing in all those B Westerns. What a shame! This is a gem of a film! Great cast and lots of fun. There is plenty of action and gun play but also a hero with a brain! Duke was able to pay tribute to his Dad who was a Pharmacist in this well done film. Give it a view!

Definitely not the usual role for the Duke. He plays the role of the first diplomat to Japan with great sensitivity and thoughtfulness. His acting is truly worthy of praise. I don't understand why this film is so overlooked. I don't know if the relationship between Harris and Okichi is fact or fiction but that he was there in Shimoda and went to Edo to create a treaty with Japan is historically correct. The backgrounds, costuming, sets and music all add to the beauty of this lovely little film. Much about the life of a geisha of the time is accurate- there are several stories about Okichi and who really knows what is true. Mr Harris never married when he returned to New York. All that aside, I love this movie- it's beautifully filmed, the acting is wonderful and the opportunity to learn a bit of Japan's feudal history is fascinating . Those who say John Wayne couldn't "act" - should watch his performance in The Barbarian and the Geisha! And how often do you see John Wayne lifted off his feet and shaken like a rag doll and then tossed around by a midget?! That scene alone is priceless! I highly recommend this film to anyone who wants to know another side of John Wayne, the man and the actor.

Tender, sweet, uncommon western. Lovely character studies and fine acting. I don't think John Wayne was given enough credit for his abilities- his emotions come through clearly and it's a beautiful thing to see. I expected the whole thing to be sappy (as is the Mildred Natwick scene) but it's not. A lovely Christmas offering.