Binary Samurai

Needless to say that I had never even heard about the 2023 sci-fi movie "Binary Samurai" prior to stumbling upon it by random chance here in 2024. And with it being a movie that I had never heard about, much less actually watched, of course I opted to sit down and watch it.

Sure, I have to admit that I harbored zero expectations to the movie, given the title and the premise of the synopsis. But still, I opted to watch what writers Sean-Michael Argo and Aaron Kondziela had to offer. And the staggering 3.0 rating on IMDb, while I sat down to watch the movie, didn't exatly raise any hopes for the movie either.

And here I was thinking Samurai were Japanese people. Well, not in "Binary Samurai" they aren't...

Of course I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list. Usually I am actually fond of watching movies with unfamiliar talents and faces on the screen, but I have to say that movies that are starring the same guy who wrote and directed the movie, well that just leaves a rancid taste in my mouth.

"Binary Samurai" is a low budget movie, no doubt about it. But writer and director Sean-Michael Argo seemed to have put quite some effort into the movie, attempting to make it look like more than just your average low budget homemade sci-fi action. But it didn't necessarily make it a good movie though, but points awarded for trying.

I found this movie to be a struggle to sit through, and it is not a movie that I will ever return to watch a second time. Nor is it a movie that I would recommend you to waste your time, money or effort on.

My rating of "Binary Samurai" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.