Divisive, but powerful film

Rating: Null/10 (12 January 2017)

I will have to let my opinions on this film really rest because as of now I don't know how to really feel or how to pinpoint all of my thoughts on it. Viscerally, it's a pretty powerful film. Scorsese knows that for so much of it to ring true he needs to really cut back on many stylistic flourishes and let the story speak for itself, and he's able to do that while still maintaining a strong handle on the whole thing. It's an incredibly ambitious film and I found myself immersed by it but also quite overwhelmed. I found the whole thing really effective as I saw it but an hour after it having ended I'm not really sure to what extent I like it. The acting is pretty great, although I do wonder if someone else other than Garfield would have been even better. The standout for me was Yôsuke Kubozuka.