Often, Japanese movies are slightly weird in a good and culturally intriguing way. This one is weird in a not so good way.
Based on a not very good novel, Birds intrigues for the first two reels, but falls away thereafter. The female and male lead, excellent as they are, are forced into too many tight plot corners, and their taut emotionality runs into histrionics.
Worth a watch, sure, but keep your expectations in check.
Based on a not very good novel, Birds intrigues for the first two reels, but falls away thereafter. The female and male lead, excellent as they are, are forced into too many tight plot corners, and their taut emotionality runs into histrionics.
Worth a watch, sure, but keep your expectations in check.