A good drama but it's not perfect. It drags at times and the ending wasn't satisfying at all. But it had some good twists that kept me interested and the acting was great.
It was very touching and I cried a few times. But the female lead was so passive. She knows he's going to die but she just stands around or waits until the very last minute to finally speak up. I was screaming at her through most of the movie. The actress was really stiff too, so that didn't help. Her acting really paled compared to Yamazaki Kento, who did a fantastic job.
I also don't like how Kakeru's depression is handled. It's clear that he's extremely depressed and suicidal, but instead of getting him professional help his friends just think they can save him themselves. I do think that having friends is helpful, but sometimes that's not enough. Sometimes people need to talk to a professional. But I know that views on depression and seeing a therapist are different in some Asian countries, so perhaps that's the reason why it's never even considered.
Even though I have problems with the movie I still think it was good. I'd give it a 8/10.
This was such a heartwarming movie. I didn't end up crying like I thought I would but the final scene when he said I love you to his kid and Tsukasa really hit me hard.
Interesting concept but really boring presentation. I gave up trying to watch it after about 30 minutes, which is weird for me because I normally don't mind slow paced movies.
My ultimate Kdrama OTP <3 This was the first and only Kdrama I became so addicted to that I would watch the episodes without subs. The chemistry between the leads is so intense.
I thought a lot about this movie last night after finishing it and I've changed my opinion of it. Since I'm a fan of Kris I liked this movie for the eye candy and the interactions between Yin Chen and Qi Ling, so for personal enjoyment I gave it an 8/10.
But critically it isn't a very good movie. Messy and confusing plot, too many characters, no character development, and animation that isn't consistent. Critically I have to give it a 6/10 or a 5.5/10.
I'm a fan of Kris but this movie was a disappointment for me. It was horrible, but it wasn't good either. Kris definetely wasn't ready for a role like this at this point in his acting career. There are so many cringe worthy scenes that I lost count. At least the scenes with him and the little girl were cute, but that's probably because there wasn't much talking in those scenes. The other actors were also either really stiff or awkward. The plot just dragged on forever and tried too hard to be emotional. Overall it was just awkward and forced. Not something I'll probably ever feel the need to watch again.
Such an amazing movie. One of the best and most heartfelt Japanese films I've ever seen, and that's saying a lot since I've watched a lot of touching Japanese movies. The ending song was absolutely amazing. Make sure to prepare tissues because you'll cry.
On episode 11 and Manna has really started to annoy me. It has gotten to the point that I'll skip scenes…
Uuuugh that's disappointing. Manna is like everything I can't stand all rolled up into one annoying character lol Looks like I'll be skipping more scenes xD
On episode 11 and Manna has really started to annoy me. It has gotten to the point that I'll skip scenes of hers. I can't stand the whole "you did something horrible to me so now I have to get revenge even though we were best friends" cliche. Hopefully the drama stops focusing on that soon and gets back to the war.
really looked forward to enjoying this drama but it's beginning to look incredibly cliche. here we have mister…
@elvirad I've actuallty been meaning to watch Cruel City for awhile now. There are just so many dramas I need to see xD I'm a lover of action dramas so I'll definetely watch it sometime in the future!
I started watching this yesterday and I love it! It is a little slow, but it get really interesting about half way through episode 3. I absolutely love Yanzhi! She's such a good female lead. She's smart and doesn't let people push her around. And I love how she teases Song Mian all the time xD
really looked forward to enjoying this drama but it's beginning to look incredibly cliche. here we have mister…
I've decided to drop this drama now that all this cliche stuff is happening and the writing has become more ridiculous. *sigh* and it was so good for the first 4 episodes. Oh well. I've heard Healer is really good, so maybe I'll try watching it. At least I discovered Ji Chang Wook and Song Yoon Ah from watching a few episodes of this drama.
I just couldn't get into this movie. Maybe it was just because the subs weren't very good. It was just ok. If Ikuta Toma wasn't in it I probably would've stopped watching it after the first 30 minutes.
And another one....sigh. Started so well, but I'm already losing interest. That's it, no more Korean…
I feel you. I haven't finished a Kdrama since last year, and before that I hadn't watched one in forever. I always end up losing interest in them after 4 to 6 episodes :/ Jdrama's are just so much easier to watch since they are shorter and don't drag out the plot imo.
I really did not like this drama at all. The female lead is so stupid, I can't stand her (nothing against the actress, I just hate the character). There was no chemistry between the leads at all. I actually ended up cringing and laughing at their "romantic scenes" because of how awkward they are. It was also extremely boring. I'm amazed I was able to finish this.
This drama was a waste of time. It's a shame because it had a decent idea for a plot, but in the end it became a complete mess with one of the worst endings I've ever seen.
It was very touching and I cried a few times. But the female lead was so passive. She knows he's going to die but she just stands around or waits until the very last minute to finally speak up. I was screaming at her through most of the movie. The actress was really stiff too, so that didn't help. Her acting really paled compared to Yamazaki Kento, who did a fantastic job.
I also don't like how Kakeru's depression is handled. It's clear that he's extremely depressed and suicidal, but instead of getting him professional help his friends just think they can save him themselves. I do think that having friends is helpful, but sometimes that's not enough. Sometimes people need to talk to a professional. But I know that views on depression and seeing a therapist are different in some Asian countries, so perhaps that's the reason why it's never even considered.
Even though I have problems with the movie I still think it was good. I'd give it a 8/10.
But critically it isn't a very good movie. Messy and confusing plot, too many characters, no character development, and animation that isn't consistent. Critically I have to give it a 6/10 or a 5.5/10.