I expected ton of action and I got plenty of it. I usually don't expect too much out of the story in this sort of the movie but the story turned out quite alright too. The movie did a superb job of portraying the difficulties and requirements needed to become a ninja. This movie reminded me of Kill Bill a lot while I was watching the action sequences. For those people who didn't enjoy this movie probably didn't pay too much attention to the title of the movie... It's called Ninja Assassin for a reason and I thought it was very well made. Don't listen to the critics and go watch the movie. I have already watched this movie 3 times in the movie theater and now I am waiting on the Blu-Ray release... it's that awesome!