A very long wait!

Rating: 9/10 (26 August 2008)

This film certainly put a smile on my face throughout. It's pure fun to watch. So when I saw it on a recent visit to Europe, I decided to go and see it again back home in Japan, this time together with my wife. But accordingly to the release schedule, that's not gonna happen until late March 2009!!! If anyone should ever wonder why the number of cinema-goers in Japan is dwindling, they would not have to go far to find out. Japan regularly pops up near the end of the list of release dates of international releases, and it's beyond me why. This, however, is outrageous by any standards. People in 50 countries will have been able to enjoy the film - and the ABBA hype will probably have died down - by the time it finally comes to cinemas in Japan 7 months from now! It'll make more sense to get the DVD on a next visit abroad. Then we'll still be able to see it months sooner than we would in cinemas here, albeit on the small screen.