Don't go into the movie expecting Shakespeare and you'll have a blast. At least, I did. Pure cathartic escapism. Ikuta Toma was badass in this movie. Sure, it's not the most realistic movie out there, but it's still highly entertaining.
Brilliant sequel. This was Takao Osawa's movie with it having such a huge focus on Ohki. It was great to see him get to finally take part in battle and also express more emotion. He will be sorely missed going forward. I loved how his death was handled though.
Mixed feelings as a whole on this adaptation, being a massive fan of the games. I feel like you could name it anything else, but Ryu Ga Gotoku and it would be better received.
I did not really enjoy the changes, although it was entertaining.
I loved it! It was fun seeing Kazuya Kamenashi portray the role of a psychopathic lawyer and I thought he did quite well. Although, for me, Shido Nakamura stole the show with his performance as Kenmochi. He's such an underappreciated actor that often flies under the radar, but he almost always turns in great performances. Nanao, I thought was fine.
Having a soft spot for delinquent movies and dramas, it should come as no surprise to anyone that I loved this movie. There's definitely a lot more comedy than I first expected, but it hit with me and made me laugh repeatedly, so it worked. The fight scenes are pretty solid overall, but there are some times were the choreography could have been tightened up just a smidge. For those who have read the manga, the movie does not go to the level of violence shown in the manga. Yuki Kura would not have been my first choice in the role of Tatsuya Iguchi, but he did pretty well with what he was given overall. Kotaro Daigo was pretty darn good as Atsushi Tanzawa, pretty flamboyant but not overly so.
The shark only really shows up in the climatic 15 minutes of the movie. It's mostly human on violence with a lot of CGI blood which looks bad. Still, a fun and wacky time that I had fun watching.
Ryohei Suzuki has been the best live-action Ryo Saeba so far, he was great as always. I am glad that they kept in his perverse tendencies as it makes him fun and not dull. Besides, it's rare in live-action nowadays and I want to see it make a come back. People are way too prudish and overly sensitive, to the point were nothing fun can be made without someone throwing a tantrum.
For those wondering, there are a few differences story-wise between the drama and the 2009 movie. After watching them both, I think I prefer the drama as I enjoyed the main group's dynamic more. For having such big shoes to fill, I thought both Hosoda and Itagaki did really well.
It's a great movie and Junichi Okada is one of the best at leading action movies and dramas. Although, imo this wasn't as good as the first one. The tone is different and there's some more character development. Just not as fun as the first one, personal taste.
I did not really enjoy the changes, although it was entertaining.