Messengers (1999) User Reviews

It's nice when a movie can bring a smile to your face.

[celtica · 10/10 · 23 August 2003]

This is an absolutely delightful film. Throw a cute young lady from the glamorous world of high-fashion into the sweaty world of bicycle messengers, then add a pleasant blend of humor and action and a rivalry with motorcycle messengers, and this movie will bring a smile to your face. Her first day on the job is hilarious, and I even enjoyed the music video at the end of the film. (This review is in regard to the vcd version with English subtitles.) A truly perfect movie and another gem from Fuji TV.

Perfect movie

[meggui · 10/10 · 26 April 2000]

This is the best movie I've seen this year, and it will probably go down as one of my all time favourite movies. Why? Uh...Hard to say. I think Messenger is just put together perfectly, from the story to the cast to the cinematography to the score. Every piece fits. And Naoko Iijima rules!

recommended!

[sarah-lloyd · 9/10 · 7 March 2004]

This is a delightful film. The story's a little too good to be true, but if you overlook the product placement, take the scene in Shinjuku Station as a novelty, and can stomach the sickly sweet story, then it's well worth a watch! There isn't really any way you can watch this film and not be left with a smile on your face. It's so typical of Japanese humour, with it's stereotypical characters and slapstick action. And what can I say, I love Kusanagi Tsuyoshi.

Great Fun Movie

[doug.rosser · 9/10 · 5 May 2000]

I caught this movie on Cine-Asia while flying on Singapore Airlines, April 2000. The movie is full of fun, excitement and is a great illustration of where modern Japan is heading. Loved the taxi and the bridge scene.

unique movie with good advice...

[dyahpitaloka_djokolelono · 14 December 2004]

imagine yourself as a successful business woman. imagine yourself having everything. imagine yourself having a perfect life. then imagine you lose everything because you're bankrupt. after that, imagine how you manage to stand again after you've fall... this is a movie about how to deal with the 'down-side of your life' and how to make it 'up' again. as a bicycle messenger, naomi learn a good advice about living in a real world : never give up.she done well because she manage to choose hard-life-with-fun-work-though-less-money than easy-life-with-fun-work-and-much-money. nice movie, nice message.

A funny movie!

[caddie1976 · 9 November 2003]

I wish Japanese moviemakers would make more comedies like this one instead of following the latest trend (horror or special effects or whatever is current). I can't add much more than the other positive reviews except to say the main actress really shines in the role of the heroine. The scene in the elevator is hilarious!