Endearing Characters
It's been a while since I have watched a TV show that had such endearing characters. They feel so human and real.I loved the way the story was told. No drama felt unnecessary or shoe horned in for the sake of 'making a moment' and sub-plots are actioned in a way that doesn't feel long winded or cut short for the sake of time management. I think this show shines the most with how enjoyable the overall viewing experience is, there are very few if any moments where you feel you are just going from point A to B for the sake of it.
Excellently cast as well. The actors involved seemed to really understand the part they were playing and where that character fit into the story. I especially enjoyed the performances of Otani Ryohei, and Takahashi Maryjun.
(A lot of folk label this as a 'light & funny' show, whilst this is for the most part true Episode 8 has a DV component to the story and people interested in watching this show should know that in advance.)
I cannot recommend this series enough.
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Terrible sequel, such a shame.
The entire charm of the first film was that Kaiji games the odds with his determination, wit, intellect, and kind-heartedness.They've taken all of that away for this sequel. It is bland, bleak, and tiresome. It isn't even a gambling movie with interesting games and challenges. It is the lead characters trying to pull off a heist and game a pachinko machine.
The climactic scene of the film is a drawn out 30+ minutes where the characters are continually saved by other characters throwing money at them because they just happened to have access to a loan card or had money in their pocket.
Super lame, super disappointing, and a huge letdown after the strength of the first film.
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Great premise, terrible execution.
There is only so much screaming, yelling, and over-the-top clumsiness that can be delivered before the main characters of film become a grating and annoying presence on the screen.I love the premise of this movie. The idea that two young assassins are thrown into a situation where they have to appear to live a normal life, get jobs, be roommates etc. However, the movie gives us very little of this outside of a few drawn out and pointless eating sequences where the two leads bicker with each other about inane and meaningless things. The two characters are just annoying and it's difficult to cheer for them when they have no depth and the story is nearly non-existent. NOTHING HAPPENS.
On top of all of this every female character in the movie, save Mahiro(played by Izawa Saori), is presented as a bumbling, shrieking, clumsy, ditz who can't put one foot in front of the other without acting a fool. Outside of one or two moments of genuine comedy from Motomiya Yasukaze, the film falls flat in every comedic scene with it's unfunniness and painfully drawn out sequences of nothing happening.
It's a real shame. Give it a miss.
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