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This version does the exact opposite of the original. When the original had visuals that more than did the job with insanely good acting that is unmatched in Finland to this day, this one only has visuals as a selling point.

The acting... in the original people just acted as they were while in this one you have a bunch of helsinki rich kids with ABSOLUTELY PISS POOR acting. It is clear that they had no idea what they were depicting and the director didnt know how to direct them.

They act like braindead thugs at a after bar hotdog line.

As a Finn this is absolute horror to watch because of the insanely bad acting but foreigners maybe wont see how bad it is.

The original will always be the best as it had real life veterans acting and properly directed and written real life characters while this one has extremely bad imitations.

Utterly soulless and unimaginative.

But it was insanely great seeing Ewan McGregor and ESPECIALLY Hayden Christensen again (but that is ALL this show relied on)

Those guys are brilliant and their chemistry is out of this world!

If this was a project of Lucas it would have been mind-blowing but since it is this low effort cash grab by Disney... it is what it is. 6+ hours of fodder for 5 minutes of worthwhile content.

The remnants of the original Lucasfilm carried this shallow attempt which was fortunately (even as it stands) better than those God forsaken cinema and audience hating abysmal torture sessions that were the non-canon "sequels".

Couldn't take protagonist seriously as he is supposed to be a fighter but from the fist shot it is obvious that he has never lifted a weight or even heard of a gym.

Regardless, the action is good and visceral.

The story is better than expected even if it has some wtf moments.

So if you just want some action with at least some quality this movie is well worth watching!

So to recap here are some things to improve upon:

Cinematography: most of the shots were generic with just a bunch of dudes walking around in obvious sets.

Please put more effort to cinematography, it can make or break a movie!

Also if someone is supposed to be an unstoppable fighter... he should look like one.

Finally, if you make an Yakuza action movie, the political side should be fast explained (like this movie did... in the beginning) Especially when everything eventually boils down to "KILL EVERYONE"

Anyway, watch it but don't think too much.