 Aoi Hitomi to Nuage [蒼い瞳とニュアージュ]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched)
Decent movie, though fairly dry and slow-paced. Kyoko Fukada can generally liven things up, but she isn't given much opportunity to shine here, with only a few token lighthearted touches thrown in. Nor do they take an intense approach that would've generated more suspense. Would've helped if they'd cut it down from 1hr. 54mins. or added more depth to the characterizations. They hit a few beats but it fails to really build momentum and capitalize on the parts that work, so it ends up feeling pasted together. | Ashita no Kita Yoshio [あしたの、喜多善男]
Rating: 10/10 | First Kiss [ファースト・キス]
Rating: 2/10 (Watched) |
Fugoh Keiji [富豪刑事]
Rating: 4/10 (Watched) | Fukigen na Jiin [不機嫌なジーン]
Rating: 4/10 (Watched) | Gal Cir [ギャルサ]
Rating: 2/10 (Watched) |
Hachimitsu to Kuroba [ハチミツとクローバー]
Rating: 1/10 | Haruka 17 [はるか 17]
Rating: 10/10 (Watched) | Ima Ai ni Yukimasu [いま会いにゆきます]
Rating: 1/10 |
Papa to Musume no Nanokakan [パパとムスメの７日間]
Rating: 10/10 (Watched) | Remote [リモート]
Rating: 9/10 (Bought & Watched)
If they'd stuck with what worked, this would have been a gripping, moving series from beginning to end. I kept marveling at how immediately and consistently disarming Kyoko Fukada is, managing to play a character who's overtly stupid, whiny, and childish yet still comes across as guileless, humble, understanding, helpful, selfless, likable, and funny. I can remember only one moment where I saw something resembling a smirk (when her fiance seemed like he might be mimicking her in the hotel). Impossible not to like her, and its rather terrifying how good she is at keeping it that way, with no sense of what might lie underneath should she ever slip. Unfortunately, they tried to mix in parodies of police dramas with a lot of characters who are nothing but comedy props and it falls painfully flat again and again until you're groaning as soon as you see them start up, yet they do little to rework these parts by the end of the series. Maybe they felt they had no choice because the series is based on a manga. If you can bear with it through these parts, the rest is great. For more of Kyoko Fukada, I recommend Yama Onna Kabe Onna (2007). | Sailor Fuku to Kikanju [セーラー服と機関銃]
Rating: 7/10 (Watched) |
Unfair [アンフェア]
Rating: 10/10 (Watched) | Yama Onna Kabe Onna [山おんな壁おんな]
Rating: 10/10 (Watched) | |
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