A movie that had no clue what it wanted to be, even after two incredibly long hours of pretty boys and their drama. The movie yo-yos between angsty soap opera drama, yakuza gun battles, and a vampire story, and isn't able to cover any of them properly. The movie knows it has two dreamy leading actors and tries to turn it into a vehicle for them, but the vehicle has no wheels and no motor and it's left to the audience to push it along for two hours.
There are good ideas here--vampires, yakuza, guns, and dog vomit (yes, definitely one of the stranger elements you'll find in a movie)--but none of them are worked out, leaving the movie to stagger about with practically no story for the first hour, and then huge leaps through time for the second.
Stick with "Wild Zero" if you want a good Japanese movie staring musicians. |
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