Western with sushi flavour

Yojimbo

Yojimbo
The AV Channel. Rated PG
Reviewer: Lt Simone Heyer

Sin Eater sounds ominous, but it isn’t as thrilling as its thriller genre title suggests.

Alex (Ledger) belongs to a dwindling order of Catholic priests. When his mentor is found dead, Alex and fellow priest Thomas, (Addy) the last of a secret order, are called in to investigate and, if necessary, deal with the situation.

Mara, a girl who turns up at Alex’s church was recently put away for trying to kill Alex during an exorcism.

She decides to follow Alex to Rome to investigate the death. Alex’s gang sets about studying the dead priest’s body and researching the strange markings found on his chest.

Their suspicions are backed up when a cardinal gives them secret information about a sin eater, an immortal who takes on the sins of people who have been excommunicated from the Catholic Church.

But who can kill a sin eater to avenge a loved one's death? And there starts the intrigue.

Sin Eater looks into the dark secret under-world often associated with the Vatican. It looks at dark, supernatural dealings you think may go on away from day-light and normal human goings on; underneath cities and in the shadows. It's a great watch.

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