Rising Sun (1993)

After Jurassic Park this is by far the lesser of the two cinematic adaptions of Michael Crichton novels to come out in 1993. Rising Sun is of an era when Japan not China was the Asian economic powerhouse that most concerned Americans, and this movie reflects that anxiety. A woman is found dead at a party in a new Japanese owned high rise in Los Angeles and various employees of the Nakamoto Corporation seem to be involved. Wesley Snipes is the officer in charge of the investigation, Sean Connery is a former police captain and expert on Japanese affairs who is brought in to help him. The story follows the dramatic cadence of a paper back thriller where every so many beats there has to be a new 'surprise'. Duller and less insightful then I had expected. **