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Boku dake ga inai machi (2017)
Engaging
I stumbled onto this on Netflix and totally binged in record time. I'm not familiar with the manga story so it was all new to me. Other reviews cover the plot so I won't go over the details again.
The story moves along nicely and the viewer is invested in the characters. Acting is top notch and for this European it was a great insight to another culture.
I can't really give this a proper review as it has been a while since I watched it but I wanted to rate it and encourage others to watch it. You won't be sorry.
Requiem (2018)
Cliche and Cliche
This started with such promise and by the end of the first episode you know who Matilda is but want to know the hows and whys.
The story starts to drag in the middle and I had to fast forward through parts of the final two.
Unfortunately Matilda is single minded in pursuit of her history and causes pain to everyone she's meets including her only friend, a child and a woman with mental health issues. I really wanted to kick her up the backside.
As for that ending? Seriously? It was so obvious what would happen and they even went for the cliched "reveal". Ugh
But why four graves? Is it a mystery or a continuity error?
Paradox (2016)
Please safe yourself
Poor plot, dreadful writing, truly horrible acting. I left it playing in the background and watched to the end out of perversity. Any of the other low rated reviews cover everything I could say about this. Gio_mack has written an excellent t synopsis.
The Beyond (2017)
Refreshing Alternative
I generally watch only SciFi and I've seen anything worth watching and endured huge amounts of rubbish. This is not in the rubbish category. It is a little plodding in places and the documentary style doesn't always work but the visuals are excellent and the plot is a pleasant alternative to the usual evil alien invasion. I'm so sick of movies with impossible physical stamina and over the top action scenes that try to pack "drama" into every scene. Yawn!
Loses points for the ending. They need to remove the last ten minutes.
Sora wo Kakeru Yodaka (2018)
Worth Watching
This is primarily aimed at teens, which I am not. Netflix suggested this to me because I had watched and rated Erased which I loved. Typical high school type drama but the premise is good, the acting is excellent and for once I didn't see the plot twist which was a novel experience. It loses points for the unnecessary and repetitive back flashes and the most appalling sound track ever. The music just drilled into my brain and was totally inappropriate. The flash backs cause the story to lag in places and why the girls have to be dragged around by the arm on a frequent basis is a mystery. A bit soap operaish with the zoom ins. Kaga was particularly endearing and the swopping of characters were all well performed.