Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Two things brought me to this movie initially: the casting of Mark Hamill, and the description of it as "crime fiction". I watched this movie last night after recording it, and it quite honestly exceeded my expectations. A criminal named Fish has been let out of jail after 6 years. He is brought to an abandoned restaurant, where his old crime buddies Francis, Duke, Crow, and Max are waiting. Also in their presence is a naked girl covered in sushi, who has been told that she cannot move or speak, no matter what she sees or hears. It turns out that the diamonds from heist that the group had pulled six years earlier are missing, and the others all place the blame on Fish. Thus begins a night of relentless torture for Fish, and the reveal that Francis was wired to record the meeting for the police, Duke planned to have them all dead, and a shocking tie-in involving the sushi girl.I've heard that this is a retread of Reservoir Dogs, and some even say a bad one at that. I haven't seen Reservoir Dogs, but it is certainly possible that this movie is trying to be that movie, and that Kern Saxton is trying to be Quentin Tarantino. However, taking that out of it, Sushi Girl works incredibly well on its own. The style reminds me of any Tarantino movie, but the setup is creative in my opinion. I loved looking around the restaurant they are in, and the flashbacks of the actual heist taking place are very well done.The cast is this movie's other strong suit. Tony Todd does excellent as Duke, the "mob boss" of them all. Noah Hathaway, the actor behind The Neverending Story's Atreyu, makes you feel for him, despite him being a criminal. The torture done to him is brutal in every way (by the way, the makeup artistry is great) and it's hard not to feel sorry for him. But the best has to be Mark Hamill as Crow. Crow touches both ends of the spectrum by being not only hilarious, but also downright intimidating. He is willing to put anyone's life on the line but his, and his menacing smile and voice just complete the picture. Every character, while somewhat of a cutout, is unique and has their own quirk to them.The movie is NOT appropriate for kids at all. There is nudity, an abundance of swearing, and like I mentioned before, intense blood and gore. If you are able to stomach all of that, and want a great character study, this film is for you,

As some say, it's better than Tarantino. More stylish than grindhouse but not for the squeamish. So this is for adults only. A tale of a gang trying to recover the spoils of a job six years prior, but things don't go as plan. Fun appearances by Danny Trejo, Sonny Chiba. Noah Hathaway, Mark Hamill, Michael Biehn, and Jeff Fahey make it interesting. Tony Todd and Cortney Palm, the sushi girl take up most of the time.The characters are raw, well-developed with Duke (Tony Todd) taking the lead in a Japanese inspired sushi dinner. It's classy with Japanese proverbs, Japanese opera masks and a flair of almost 70ish filming which opens to the James Bond song, Diamonds are Forever. Ironic since 70s stars Mark Hamill (Star Wars) and Noah Hathaway (The Never Ending Story) are quite unrecognizable in their roles.Cinematography and direction is very strong, acting is above average and the plot rolls slow but with a purpose. But hardly anyone saw this likely cult classic since it showed at some festivals and went to the online small screen. If more money was in the backing, it would have easily been better received mainstream. Unlike some say, it's definitely fun to rewatch especially the last 15 minutes. Real rating = 7.2/10. I bumped to an 8/10 since ratings here appear to be lower than they should be. Maybe people viewing and reviewing wanted a family movie. Its not. But literally a bloody fun twisted tale.

While not particularly memorable, this cheap-feeling film benefits from a good cast full of recognizable names and faces. In fact the casting is a little too good to the point where it feels gimmicky, reaching its nexus the moment Danny Trejo draws a machete to greet a van-load of robbers.What we have here is basically RESERVOIR DOGS, only set during a knockoff of the most memorable scene in the exploitation classic THE GESTAPO'S LAST ORGY. Things begin with a fairly fascinating character study and mystery but rapidly devolve into Noah Hathaway getting repetitively tortured. The action barely leaves one room aside from a few flashbacks, which are the highlights of the film including a well- staged robbery and car crash.The acting and dialog are a bit of a mixed bag. The macho posturing and forced line delivery become tiresome after the dozenth empty threat gets uttered. Tony Todd is reliable as ever and looks the same as he did 20 years ago. Mark Hamill is virtually unrecognizable under his glasses, long hair, and portly frame and somewhat comical as a particularly sleazy criminal, and his performance is so memorably over-the-top that it pushes everyone else in the cast into the background. Noah Hathaway, long retired from his heydey as a child star, makes a welcome return and actually comes off quite well. Sonny Chiba, Michael Biehn, Danny Trejo, and Jeff Fahey, as nice as they are to see, are all wasted in tiny inconsequential parts.Unfortunately things get increasingly lurid and cliché'd as the film goes on, the pace is extremely slow, and it doesn't really offer much new outside a lot of stunt casting and nudity. The car crash is great considering the low budget, but the plot twists can be seen coming from miles away. Aside from its flaws and familiarity, SUSHI GIRL remains an okay way to spend a rainy afternoon.

Fish (Noah Hathaway) has spent six years in jail. Six years alone. Six years keeping his mouth shut about the robbery, about the other men involved. The night he is released, the four men he protected with silence celebrate his freedom with a congratulatory dinner. The meal is a lavish array of sushi, served off the naked body of a beautiful young woman.Look at this cast: Tony Todd, Michael Biehn, Mark Hamill, Jeff Fahey, Sonny Chiba, Danny Trejo. And then we start out with the song "Diamonds Are Forever" -- known from James Bond, but with a very different meaning here.We have James Duval -- is he all grown up? And we have the sensibility and spiritual feeling of "Reservoir Dogs", one of the all-time greatest heist movies.I do not even need to write a real review because this movie is just so darn good.