Plot: Ninjitsu master Casey is back and out for revenge when his pregnant wife is murdered.This is easily my favorite Scott Adkins film to date. This has the best story because it's straight forwarded and simple which is what I like about the action films from back in the day and this brings that back. I've always thought he had charisma whenever he was on screen, He is very likable, and you feel for him in this film which is what you should do for your main character.The action in this film is some of the best I've seen in years, rivaling the John Wick films even. Director Isaac Florentine knows how to shoot action as demonstrated in his other films, if only Hollywood would actually give this guy a good budget and have some of his films in theaters unlike some directors who don't deserve it.This is a really good throwback to old school action films that action fans should watch and give it a chance, you won't regret it.

Scott Adkins is a very talented fighter and in this movie, he gets to highlight his real skills. Featuring dojo matches, and a wide array of ninja weapons, this flick is an example of a martial arts movie made right. This sequel is better than its predecessor, and features more action and better choreography. The final fight does not disappoint and is truly climactic. However I do agree that there is not enough ninja costumes (since this is a ninja movie), yet given that the movie is set in the present day, I think they did a good job in making the ninja story plausible. In fact, the story is not so original but its simple enough to hold the story together, and allow for a lot of action. I wish there were more action movies like this in Hollywood.

Don't snob the movie because of the title. While I have seen my fair share of Dudikoff starring Ninja movies, I'd rather watch something like this. Scott Adkins therefor is being called the new van Damme and not Dudikoff for a reason. And while this movie does not have any big surprises in it (you will be able to know where this is going, waiting for the next action scene to start), it is highly enjoyable.Especially during the well choreographed fight scenes. Which sometimes are very long takes (no cutting away and therefor even more difficult to perform and get it right). There is also some trickery involved while shooting those scenes and if that was done on set and not afterward, the movie deserves even more respect than it already has gotten from me.

"Ninja: Shadow of a Tear" was nowhere near as interesting as the first of these "Ninja" movies turned out to be. The story told in this movie turned out to be trivial, predictable, cliché and not really all that interesting.That being said, don't get me wrong. The movie is not all bad. The fight scenes, well most of them anyway, were nicely choreographed and executed on the screen. There were some rather impressive moments here and there, especially during the hotel scene.But the movie just overall suffered from its lack of a meaningful storyline. This was basically a revenge movie to avenge the death of his pregnant wife, and one single guy taken on countless enemies. Very 1980's storyline, and it could have been much better.The movie does offer lots of action and does it in a good way. But it is hardly enough to sustain the movie on itself, as there is only so much you can manage to get out of mindless action.Acting-wise, well, this is a ninja movie - although there were surprisingly few ninjas in the movie - so you know what you are getting yourself into here. Just disconnect your mind, lean back and enjoy the mindless action here.There are far better ninja movies available, both new and old.