On a calm winter's day, a mountain inn becomes trapped in a time loop.On a calm winter's day, a mountain inn becomes trapped in a time loop.On a calm winter's day, a mountain inn becomes trapped in a time loop.
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- 2 wins & 2 nominations
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- TriviaThis film is writer Makoto Ueda second attempt at playing with just two minutes - already known for creating inventive stories with a twist, this time loop adventure was proceeded three years earlier with a Time Machine looking two minutes into the future.
- ConnectionsReferences Roman Holiday (1953)
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I Really Admire This Cast & Crew
This movie is so entertaining and it's mainly so thanks to the chemistry between the cast and crew which evidently suggests how fun (and hard) the preparation would've been. It's like a theatre group enchanting us with their presence and talent at so many places. I really wish that I get to witness these actors and filmmakers (of the theatre club Tollywood) in numerous other projects.
This movie, River, while in no way was better than Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes/Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020), which introduced me to this awesome talent pool a few days ago (Nov 28th, 2023 to be precise), when I had lost hope that original, accurate, and entertaining movies could still exist.
However, this one was probably more charged emotionally, even though we only gets to see more of Mikoto and Tako, who makes it feel like a romantic comedy (but in a good way).
The plot device of time loop is okayish and isn't exactly explained as much as it could've been. Even the attempts to resolve the conflict were quite rushed, quick, and not at all came when stakes were high. At times, the repetition did seem a bit too much. Other characters could been shown more often than Mikoto's sole viewpoint everytime the loop reset. Would've loved more of that serial writer, publisher, and the duo who just ate rice and chatted (but even then they're funnier than probably everyone else).
It also had one of the best dates in movies and that brilliant reference to Audrey Hepburn-Gregory Peck classic, Roman Holiday (1953).
Overall. Better than most movies of present era. At least most original movies. Not among the best though, unfortunately.
7.3/10.
(Jan 22nd, 2024)
This movie, River, while in no way was better than Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes/Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020), which introduced me to this awesome talent pool a few days ago (Nov 28th, 2023 to be precise), when I had lost hope that original, accurate, and entertaining movies could still exist.
However, this one was probably more charged emotionally, even though we only gets to see more of Mikoto and Tako, who makes it feel like a romantic comedy (but in a good way).
The plot device of time loop is okayish and isn't exactly explained as much as it could've been. Even the attempts to resolve the conflict were quite rushed, quick, and not at all came when stakes were high. At times, the repetition did seem a bit too much. Other characters could been shown more often than Mikoto's sole viewpoint everytime the loop reset. Would've loved more of that serial writer, publisher, and the duo who just ate rice and chatted (but even then they're funnier than probably everyone else).
It also had one of the best dates in movies and that brilliant reference to Audrey Hepburn-Gregory Peck classic, Roman Holiday (1953).
Overall. Better than most movies of present era. At least most original movies. Not among the best though, unfortunately.
7.3/10.
(Jan 22nd, 2024)
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- 無限泡湯兩分鐘
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- Kyoto, Japan(location)
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- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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