Sushi Girl
Seen it?2012 | 98 min | Thriller, Crime
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for people who root for the clever crook and anyone drawn to the darker side of the street. The fun is in the planning, the double-crosses and the moment it all goes sideways. Liked Avengement or Pulp Fiction? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
Fish has spent six years in jail. Six years alone. Six years keeping his mouth shut about the robbery, about the other men involved. The night he is released, the four men he protected with silence celebrate his freedom with a congratulatory dinner. The meal is a lavish array of sushi, served off the naked body of a beautiful young woman. The sushi girl seems catatonic, trained to ignore everything in the room, even if things become dangerous. Sure enough, the four unwieldy thieves can't help but open old wounds in an attempt to find their missing loot.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 50%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kern Saxton
- Danny TrejoSchlomo
- Mark HamillCrow
- Noah HathawayFish
- Jeff FaheyMorris
- Sonny ChibaSushi Chef
- Tony ToddDuke
- Cortney PalmSushi Girl
- James DuvalFrancis
- Andy MackenzieMax
- David DastmalchianNelson