Film Review: Chameleon

October 05, 2008 Esteemed director Junji Sakamoto's action thriller harks back to the political preoccupations of "KT" in its indictment of the usual dirty triptych of state leaders, conglomerates and yakuza. Internationally, a DVD-based Asia genre film audience might be motivated by the cult status of "Death Note" to take an interest in anything starring the series' main lead. The film is unsure of its own footing in handling this multi-genre item and fails to provide enough political insight or adventurousness.

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