GamerTab That was an excellent one.

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Kirpianuscus at the first sigh, it is awful. for the crap story, for the unrealistic fight scenes, for the exile of Wes Bentley in a role so far by him. at the second sigh , a compensation is discovered . Hirokin in reasonable support for remind scenes and characters from many Sci Fi / fantastic movies. John Carter or Dune, off course, but not only. the stories about heroes from the childhood, the brave young men against evil leaders, the fantasy from the decades "50 - "70 are a kind of aura of this modest film about nothing. because all is well known and the only purpose of director to have another title in his filmography. the only real sin - the reference to Japan. Hirokin could have many identities. but he has the bad luck to not be a samurai.

Armand waist. as a huge ball of actors, technical tools, story and possibilities. only virtue - chance to remind you many great S.F. movies. but it is not enough. a film lost in pink chaos. interesting as parts but not as final product. good scene and boring script. few philosophic lines, a crosswords action, ambiguity as heart, few fields of nonsenses. and that is all. and the feeling is the too large care to fail of team who transforms a not uninspired idea in a silly sketch. few crumbs of courage of director, a not gray acting from actors, the precision of events are good points for gives a decent movie. maybe, with another occasion.

Paul Magne Haakonsen When I picked up the "Hirokin" DVD it was solely because Julian Sands was starring in it, and prior to that information then I knew absolutely nothing about the movie, so I had no expectations or beforehand impressions."Hirokin" is taking place on another planet where Griffin (played by Julian Sands) is a ruthless tyrant, keeping the natives oppressed and downtrodden. People live in fear and is waiting for a hero to come along. Enter Hirokin (played by Wes Bentley) who have to come to terms with his own heritage before he can save mankind from oppression and strife.The story told in the movie was nothing new or innovative, it was all stuff that has been used and seen before. "Hirokin" seemed like a mutated mixture of "Dune", "The Last Samurai" and "Star Wars". But oddly enough it worked out well enough. And the movie did suffer from being rather predictable, as you knew exactly how the movie would end right from the very beginning.The effects in the movie were adequate, though don't expect top of the line, million dollar CGI effects. However, the costumes and the scenery was really great. Especially the outfits of the soldiers serving Griffin. Their armor and outfits looked really nice, and had somewhat of a "Star Wars" feel to it. And the landscape and scenery was really spectacular.As for the acting, well people did good enough jobs with their given roles, though it is nothing award-winning. And they had managed to get together a great enough ensemble of actors and actresses to play the various characters.One thing that I didn't fully understand, was the sub-title to the movie; "The Last Samurai". So there are even samurais in outer space? Sure there were subtle references to the samurai and Japanese culture to be seen here and there (especially in the clothes), but it just seemed so misplaced in a Sci-Fi movie."Hirokin" is a good enough Sci-Fi movie and does manage to keep a certain level of entertainment and action all throughout the 105 minutes it is running. However, the movie failed to leave a lasting impression for me, and I doubt that I will ever be making a return trip to watch it again, despite being a huge fan of Julian Sands.The movie seems to well suited for a younger audience, probably late teenagers.

mikeame WOW, lucky I watched the film before I read that last dudes review (must have it in for filmmaker?)Anyway, saw the film in high def last week and the landscape shots were breathtaking, I liked the storyline and that machine where you are chained and need to fight to save your loved one is absolutely awesome. I know the film is a Indy low budget but didn't have that feel to it, kinda hovered on the cusp. Would love to see it re done by James Cameron or Spielberg(lol). Back to the review, the bumbling idiots were great in there roles and made me laugh, the connection between the hero and heroine was great (great job by the heroine), the tension between the hero and villain was less than exciting and the rest of the cast was believable and did a good job. The action (fight)scenes looked cool especially with the funky looking bad dudes. Oh did I mention that Jessica Szohr is also in it and looks really............you know.