Wisely, director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Crimson Peak, and currently collaborating with celebrated video game director Hideo Kojima on the hotly anticipated game Death Stranding) never gets too gratuitous with these acts, allowing the juxtaposition to breathe, but most importantly, further investing audiences into what will go down as one of the most magical fairy - tales of its generation. (flickeringmyth.com)
British TV commercial and video game director Rupert Sanders makes a solid feature - film debut at the helm of this rip - snorting new version, which restores some of the fable's pre-Disney grit and gristle and strips decades of candy coating off its grown - up edge. (americanprofile.com)
Batman Ninja is directed by technical video game director Junpei Mizusaki, making his feature directorial debut in the movie world. (firstshowing.net)