The very first thing I noticed about Dead or Alive is that the first 10 minutes of this movie is quite possibly one of the best intro sequence in the history of film. It was very experimental, almost surreal (snorting literal meters of coke?), but definitely genius. It sucked me in right away. So we got a brilliant intro sequence, which is followed by a 'cop vs yakuza' melodrama with quite a few eye-openers such as the bestiality scene and the one where the chick drowned in a pool of her own feces, followed by a spectacular restaraunt massacre, and then it ended on a literal joke.
I'm curious about the ending; why did he create such an intentionally crazy ending, knowing a lot of viewers would hate him for that. Any other ending where one of the side loses would probably suck, I guess. This is Takashi Miike after all, and after that mind-blowing intro, surely the movie should have an equally, if not over-the-top explosive ending. Or it could have been a surreal metaphor maybe? Inquiring mind needs to know.
7/10 stars
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