Why so much hype?

Highly Overrated But Still Good

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I hardly ever give movies 1 out of 10. a 1 to me indicates that NOTHING was done correctly. To get a one every single thing in the movie has to fail and for me to get actually angry at the film's existence. Unfortunately the planets aligned when they released Jin-roh the Wolf brigade. I saw this movie YEARS ago and every single stupid thing about this film still irritates me. The plot is one of the most stupid boring things I have ever had the misfortune to come across. Some girl blows herself up and the guy who saw her do it talks to her sister. That's really all this movie is. And even THAT makes it sound more interesting than it actually is. The characters are bland, the story is stupid, and the ending (while i won't give it away because i want to avoid clicking the spoiler tag) is one of the most insulting things I have ever seen in my life.They were trying way too hard to make their movie dramatic and have some sort of drama and connection to little red riding hood but it just came off pretentious and annoying.I will say this. basically, if you're a fancy pants art student and you want to sniff other people's pretentious piles of garbage, then you will be right at home watching this. However if you are someone who just wants to watch a fun anime movie maybe with some good action with some military police flair, do NOT watch this movie. It is NOT fun, it is NOT interesting, and all it does is leave you with a sense of 'Why in god's name did I watch this?' The fact that the people who made this thought they were making 'art' is probably what drives me the most insane about this movie. Making your movie sad and depressing does not make it art. It only helps make it schlock. If you want a movie that's artsy and also really good, go watch Millennium Actress. This. God, just thinking about this movie pisses me off. That's probably why it gets a 1. The art is fine, the voice acting is okay. It's not that. It's the fact that this movie's plot is so so awful and they treat it like it's some tragic classic tale when in actuality it's art school garbage. 1 out of 10.

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade is part of Mamoru Oshii's ongoing preoccupation with "the beast that hides in the human heart." It gives a fascinating insight into the man whose directing career went from romantic comedies to the cyber-noir of Ghost In The Shell (1995). The film's design is superb, with some breathtakingly composed scenes, and the traditional cel animation holds up well. The setting, an alternative Japan in the late 1950s, reeling from the aftermath of war, is not fully explored, and we never find out exactly what the rioters and the sect want. Hajime Mizoguchi's fine score tips this dark, compelling, yet flawed film into the 'must-see' category. The tense action is ably helmed by director Hiroyuki Okiura, an animator who had previously worked with Oshii on Patlabor 2 (1993) and who is known for his attention to detail. This is one of those rare anime in which Japanese characters actually look Japanese.

I first remember watching Jin-roh: The Wolf Brigade when I was only a kid. It was aired on channel 4 in the UK as a part of its Japan season, as I was only a kid and it was on very late ...well I missed. But then yesterday after a long time, I saw all of it! It is easy to understand why it won all the awards at various film festivals, being that the director is the someone who gave us Ghost In The Shell and this film is nothing short of brilliant in its own field. Set in an alternative Japan just after its defeat in the Second World War , the plot focus is on a special constable(Kazkui Fuse) of a special paramilitary, anti-terror unit dispatched to control an underground terrorist/revolutionary movement known as 'The Sect'. During a mission in which a young lady is killed, Fuse is blamed for incompetence and is sent back to the academy for re-training and whilst at the academy he decide's to learn a bit about the dead girl with the help of her sister but not all is what it seems! Don't be expecting a very action packed , martial arts , all guns blazing and sexy siren flick! no , no ,no! Jin-Roh is a cleverly constructed anime with a love story, politics, and a fairy tale all inter-woven together. One thing that did spring into my mind was that unlike most anime, this one actually uses long pauses and uneasy silences very well with a great depressing tone to it. One cannot help but sympathise with Fuse as we can see that he is a man wanting to reach out for something but is unable to do so as it is inability to socially interact with others is almost very apparent but then his instructor reminds us that for some it is easier to live like beasts, rather than humans and we are constantly reminded that through from the directors references to the Little Red Riding Hood story to the full moon appearing in the back ground which shows us that they are beasts that walk amongst us as men . To conclude Jin-Roh is probably one of the most grim depictions of the human race but it is also one of the finest anime I have watched and it is one hell of a way to do the first anime review. My only complaints were that it was a bit short and I would of liked to see a little more deeper insight into Fuse's character. You don't have to be a follower of the Kerbroras Panzer Corps saga to watch this as it stands out on its own pretty well. Highly recommended to fans of anime or not.JIN-ROH: THE WOLF BRIGADE 8.1 OUT OF 10TALES BETWEEN HUMANS AND BEASTS ARE BOUND TO END IN TRAGEDY!

In the first ten minutes, the movie was able to hold my interest and it seemed as if it might be good, HOWEVER, it quickly devolved into a sad, warped, Red Riding Hood fairy-tale, with an occasional automatic weapon. Near the beginning of the movie, it seemed that the main character was on hallucinogenic drugs, which would have made the movie watchable had I had some. As the movie progressed, it became increasingly painful to watch and ridiculously overcomplicated. In Jin-Roh, they threw in what were supposed to be flash-backs, foreshadowing, dreams, or conflict of thoughts within the main character. However, they essentially lie to you about the whole situation since the main character doesn't even think those things to begin with, he knows exactly what's going on the whole time. The movie was ridiculous and it felt like it was at least 6 hours of my time wasted. I would give this a zero if I could.