Blu-ray Review – Justice Ninja Style

The ancient art of ninjitsu comes to rural Missouri in 1985's "Justice Ninja Style." It's a shot-on-video endeavor from director Parvin Tramel and star Ron D. White, with the latter hoping to demonstrate his love of martial arts and ninja mystery with the production, which pits a figure of the shadows on the case of a wrongly accused man desperate for a protector. It's the stuff of network television (reminiscent of "The Master" with Lee Van Cleef), but it remains B-movie entertainment, with White aiming to showcase his physical skills while the story deals with corrupt cops and a man on the run. It's not high art, but the production is attentive to pace and action, going beyond typical SOV lethargy to deliver something exciting to help distract from obvious technical and thespian limitations. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com