Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Uriah43 "Hinano"(Tetta Sugimoto) is a 17-year old girl living in Tokyo with her brother "Roy" (Tetta Sugimoto). As it happens, her brother is a policeman investigating a series of incidents involving a young man, "K" (Shinji Takeda) known in the press as "Four Eyes" who shoots at certain people but always seems to miss. The press gives him the nickname of "Four Eyes" because of the thick bifocals he wears and the fact that he can't seem to shoot his targets. What they don't realize is that he deliberately wears the glasses to disguise himself and isn't trying to shoot people. He just wants to scare them. Anyway, Hinano falls in love with K and is concerned that he is playing a dangerous game that is eventually going to catch up to him. Now, rather than detailing the entire story I will just say that this is a cute romantic comedy which should appeal to young adults. And even though the ending was a bit confusing, I enjoyed the chemistry between Hinano Yoshikawa and Shinji Takeda.

dmuel This is an intriguing film in its early running. Its protagonist is driven by estrangement to aberrant behavior, and his budding relation with a kindred spirit makes for a potentially unusual story. But, ultimately it falls flat, never delivering any real punch. The acting is a little light weight to boot, too. Tekeshi Kitano has a near cameo role which does nothing for the momentum of the film, playing a Yakuza who shows up to retrieve a gun, and is more a distraction than anything else. There are many better Japanese films directed by real Japanese.

dtt This movie was something that struck me almost as powerful as F***ing Åmål (Show me Love), which I saw the week before. It's a really sweet lovestory, with the one of the best endings I've ever seen, it has to be seen, it's unexplainable. The "shooting-guy" is just too cool, he designs videogames and has thousands of 12"-clubrecords. The girl is too pretty, it's almost annoying. The music in the film is so fat and so suggestive and most important, so F***ING swell and trendy and perfect it's unbelievable. And, of course, you can't buy it with english text anywhere on the net. Some b**ody sod stole my videotape with it. In a bl***in hospital!!!Anyway, if you ever get a chance to see this movie, do so. It's strange, but if you're normally intelligent, that wouldn't be too much of a problem.

WaterRat I really enjoyed this movie, especially since it had a "guest" appearance by one of my favourite Japanese actors, none other than Takeshi Kitano. The movie is a mix of suspense thriller and commentary on the life and attitudes of people in large urban areas (not necessarily just in Japan) and reflects some aspects of life in Tokyo quite well. Highly recommended.