I rented it this movie for two reasons : (a) it was based on a M.Crichton book and (b) Sean Connery was playing. The first reason implied a good plot and the second a solid performance. I was justified on both. I am sure that Crichton had Sean Connery in mind when he was developing the character of LAPD officer John Connor : extremely clever, dressed in Armani suits, excellent golf player, fluent in Japanese, and could kill with his thumb (a different kind of J.Bond!). The direction could have been better (the plot had material for stronger scenes). W.Snipes does not exceed a medium performance but Keitel is excellent. Although the hi-tech gadgets of the Japanese implicated in the film (zoom-in cameras, laser disks etc.) has become today trivial stuff, the Rising Sun is still a good police thriller to watch. I give it a 7 out of 10.
Review of Rising Sun
