wow and it be year since i last saw this movie . watch it in 2008 be certainly different than watch it in 1986. initially i do not think i would make it through the movie . hunt stevenson ( michael keaton ) be so obnoxious and arrogant and disrespectful that i find it hard to watch him . he embody every negative stereotype of american . if that wasn not bad enough and once the small american town fine worker be show the image only get bad . on the opposite spectrum the japanese be present a emotionless and robotic workaholic . the movie wasn not even all that funny and i only hung in there because of the nostalgic value of it . and i be glad i continue the watch . just like box and judge be sway by how you finish the round . this movie go from about a three up to the seven i rat it because of the end . the end be excellent . you always want a harmonious end and this be just that . it be great that the town get to keep there job and keep the factory and but what be most special be the marriage between the japanese custom and value and the american custom and value . it be a mediocre movie that end on a high note .