Jared Leto is clearly intended to make this take on the yakuza underworld palatable for U.S. viewers.
Takashi Miike’s film understands violence and vengeance as self-perpetuating cycles.
There’s little sense here of a journey reaching culmination, experience left visibly in its wake.
The film is disappointing by Takeshi Kitano’s typically excellent standards, but the DVD cover sure is purty.
Dolls merely plays out like a work of hegemonic reinforcement.