I spent about 20 minutes trying to get a grip on this movie, but found it very difficult to achieve it. The older and younger characters played by female or male all failed miserably either overacting or downplaying their roles. They looked woody, rigid, uncertain, exaggerated or pretentious. The dialog seemed not knowing what to express further, all seemed to have difficult to respond in conversation. The storyline didn't go anywhere, with no interesting or meaningful content. This one of the worse or even worst Japanese movies released in 2021. Don't waste your time trying to hang onto it, see if you could get something out of nothing. Not worth it. Avoid.
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Coming Of Age for Juveniles (And Adults)
net_orders12 March 2022
Warning: Spoilers
A film that seems to try hard for relevancy and misses by a country mile. It fails to "click" for a number of reasons including: relying on not especially likeable characters the audience can relate to (marginal acting and poor direction); a blur of mini plots mixed together like a pot of recycled TV episodes (some of which are hard to swallow); a weak, rambling script (the Director is also credited as a co-writer); it is stretched out with padded scenes and superfluous scenes of eating (lots of eating); and a pace that is super slow (undisciplined editing). All in all, an unimaginative, soporific, and ultimately disappointing movie. Cinematography is by the book and undistinguishable; scene lighting seems okay. Music is nondescript especially what passes for rock from the distant pass. Subtitles often lack accuracy (the translator needs to revisit the meaning of "itadakimasu" among other things) and can be overly busy. Not recommended. Viewed at a JICC Virtual J-film event. WILLIAM FLANIGAN.
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