Wonderful

Rating: 9/10 (22 August 2018)

I guess this is just one of my all time favorite films. After watching it for about the tenth or whatever time, I'm compelled to write a rare review, cos it feels good. It's sweet, soulful, poetic, and brings out a lot of good year tearful feelings. Two lost people, in a strange land of vastly different culture find each other for a week. The filming is both an appreciation of Japanese culture and also a satire (I can see why some would be offended). Bill Murray was so excellent with his subtle hilarity, and Scarlett was discovered in her modest and excellent breakout performance. I could go on and on. All of the positive reviews have already covered the beauty of this movie. The negative reviews? I don't know...maybe folks were expecting something else. This is a special movie that gets me every time. Oh, great My bloody valentine soundtrack, too! It's now Suntory time.