i think the people who criticize this film do so because they have be train to watch movie the way hollywood make them . this be as far from hollywood a a gangster film can get . the quiet ( or a some might say and bore ) moment be there because the character exist in a realistic world where sometimes they can do nothing but sit and think . sonatine isn not perfect and but it can certainly be appreciate if the viewer will approach it with an open mind . also and the sumo scene be very fun and beautiful .