A slow-paced heartwarming story, with an unusual friendship and collaboration that was very inspirational and a pleasure to watch. Beautiful forestry, charming interactions between the crew and the villagers, and the great chemistry between Yakusho Koji and Oguri Shun made this film-within-a-film an interesting watch.
Much better than its prequel, which is something rare, with well-balanced action and comedic scenes, great bromance, amazingly choreographed fight scenes and a great cast (btw Yoona was my alter ego around Daniel Henney and Hyun Bin💕).
Ambitious beginning with visually stunning combat scenes and dystopian scenery, but lack of depth in this unfocused, thin story and its messages. Not bad, but it could have been much more entertaining if they focused more on the AI ethics rather than the cringeworthy forced humor. Kim Hyun Joo was fantastic, even though her role wasn't explored enough.
Bittersweet just like life is, affectionate and amazingly honest. Superbly written, filmed and acted, with a delicate depiction of thoughts and emotions, using Satsuki as a prism to refract them from the people around her. Heartbreakingly beautiful, elegantly powerful.
Extremely gripping, eerie thriller, with masterful tension built-up, superb cinematography, framing and music, and a brilliant use of the antithesis between the bright idyllic scenery and the dark, twisted rural village and its inhabitants. Despite the brutal, disturbing and triggering themes, this was an absorbing character-driven story with captivating performances (what can I say about child actress Shimizu Kokone and her enigmatic role!), many intriguing grey-to-total-black characters, and more mysteries than revelations. A challenging experience, even for the strong-hearted.
The love story was sweet and heartwarming, Michan's journey of denial, grief and acceptance through this allegoric, supernatural approach was so heartbreaking, but some things felt too unrealistic and difficult to digest. Really mixed feelings about this.
Not as fast-paced and suspenseful as season 1, but equally intriguing and well-written - and beautifully acted. With more intriguing mystery and fantasy elements, heartwarming and heartbreaking stories with a proper closure, interesting characters and subplots, and a welcomed possibility of another successful season on the way, this was definitely a rewarding, bittersweet watch. Time well-spent.
Couldn't really get into their love story (I found the friendship of the trio more interesting). Either it was really below average, or I'm too old for this kind of stories - or both.
Soothing and comforting, with an intriguing blooming relationship. I'd love to see more about Kasuga, her thoughts and feelings, her backstory and daily life.
A violent, bloody yakuza heist story and its aftermath: take the money or lose the money, betray or be betrayed, kill or be killed. Great visuals, editing and music, a bit too long duration and a rather messy script. Only for yakuza genre lovers.
Bold, deep, powerful, addictive. Superb acting, beautiful cinematography, brilliant use of music, colouring, framing and metaphors. A hidden gem, highly recommended for those who want a mature, realistic and nuanced story.
A crime story in a small secluded island with a great cast, a well-built antithesis between the colourful idyllic scenery and the dark, twisted chain of lies, deceptions and motives. A bit slow-paced and not as strong as I thought it would be, but a decent watch.
A (more)bitter-(than)sweet road trip story of two estranged friends on their way to redeeming, reconciliation and new beginnings. Though a bit uneven, sometimes overly sentimental and too slow-paced, this sad story of friendship and love was an interesting watch, mainly due to the nostalgic, art-house, exquisite cinematography and colouring -as expected from a Wong Kar Wai production-, the wonderful performances and the beautifully-fitted music.
Based on a true story, this peculiar yet engaging movie was a pleasure to watch, mainly due to the great sismance of the dancers, as well as Aoi Yu: how can someone not become a fan of this talented creature after watching her dance?
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Beautiful forestry, charming interactions between the crew and the villagers, and the great chemistry between Yakusho Koji and Oguri Shun made this film-within-a-film an interesting watch.
Not bad, but it could have been much more entertaining if they focused more on the AI ethics rather than the cringeworthy forced humor.
Kim Hyun Joo was fantastic, even though her role wasn't explored enough.
Superbly written, filmed and acted, with a delicate depiction of thoughts and emotions, using Satsuki as a prism to refract them from the people around her.
Heartbreakingly beautiful, elegantly powerful.
Pleasantly surprised!
Despite the brutal, disturbing and triggering themes, this was an absorbing character-driven story with captivating performances (what can I say about child actress Shimizu Kokone and her enigmatic role!), many intriguing grey-to-total-black characters, and more mysteries than revelations.
A challenging experience, even for the strong-hearted.
With more intriguing mystery and fantasy elements, heartwarming and heartbreaking stories with a proper closure, interesting characters and subplots, and a welcomed possibility of another successful season on the way, this was definitely a rewarding, bittersweet watch.
Time well-spent.
Either it was really below average, or I'm too old for this kind of stories - or both.
I'd love to see more about Kasuga, her thoughts and feelings, her backstory and daily life.
Great visuals, editing and music, a bit too long duration and a rather messy script.
Only for yakuza genre lovers.
Perfect for a weekend watch.
Superb acting, beautiful cinematography, brilliant use of music, colouring, framing and metaphors.
A hidden gem, highly recommended for those who want a mature, realistic and nuanced story.
A bit slow-paced and not as strong as I thought it would be, but a decent watch.
Though a bit uneven, sometimes overly sentimental and too slow-paced, this sad story of friendship and love was an interesting watch, mainly due to the nostalgic, art-house, exquisite cinematography and colouring -as expected from a Wong Kar Wai production-, the wonderful performances and the beautifully-fitted music.