ALISTAIR LEACH’s review published on Letterboxd:
So this opens with a flashback from the first film and we have that plant pot scene and Sonny's fishnet goth look, my god I was on point on those highlights it seems and Toei agreed.
Etsuko Shihomi opening the box with the needle thru the dolls eye is possibly the most argento thing ever.
I have a question and where does Chiba get his clothes budget from?
Ok I liked this more as this was a caper, and my goodness gracious me, i do love me a caper. I would make a joke saying I'll tell my kids this is Oceans 11 but I don't want kids and this was better,
I love how they ran with the joke with glued table and you could still see wood as the film went on, i like the commitment to the bit. The bodies falling to their death from the bank was fun and i loved the injoke with Chiba advertisting watches.
So the film has been a massive in joke, watch sponsorship ad and then Etsuko Shihomi turns like Chun Li with Sai's....
Plainly awesome.