So overrated it's painful

Rating: 5/10 (4 July 2005)

I made it a point to wait to view this movie for a long time because the reviews were so polarizing. Well, I sat down tonight and watched it and was VERY disappointed. This movie is so amateurish on almost all levels it was painful to watch. Have we devolved to the point were people consider this great Cinema??? Just because she has a famous name does that mean you have to fawn over this film?? She's not her Daddy (but then again, as a Director, Daddy has been MIA since the 80's) and she doesn't deserve to be cut any slack because of her name. There is almost nothing in this film to recommend, everyone is sleepwalking through their roles, the cinematography is interesting in spots I'll admit, but the editing and direction is atrocious! And as a critique of Japanese culture it certainly isn't racist it's just boring