Highest 2 Lowest - 2025 - 6/10

Glossy remake of the Kurosawa classic from 1963.
Music mogul, King, regrets selling part of his empire, now seeks to retake control.
His son is kidnapped, an exorbitant ransom demanded, only it was not HIS son, but his chauffeur’s.
Pay the ransom and lose the company? Or refuse and face the wrath of social media?
The moral dilemma. Bear in mind, Hollywood is not Japan.
Slick, beautiful shots of New York. The film is overlong, however, and great stretches stagnate.
Moreover, the logic of the demands (Swiss francs) and the fund transfers defy belief.