Amidst all the violence, one couldn't help but step back and look at how little substance there actually is in the film. Outrage markets itself as a film about yakuza politics but really, it might just as well be a 90's horror film. Death after death after death, so many blood spilled there's hardly any impact anymore. Plus some of the death scenes were so bizarre the only reaction I could muster up with was a nervous chuckle. Like I said, 90's horror film.

It's always fun to see a situation gradually getting out of control but only if it's gradual. Slowly, let the tension build up, you know? Outrage is like that impatient kid (me.) that would skip a…