I feel as if I am being hard on this film because when I weigh the pros an cons of the elements that make up the whole, this is not a bad movie at all. In fact, on the script, acting and direction alone, this move clearly should be a solid 8. And as far as the directing goes, Edson Oda's efforts are stellar and I believe that he will go far in the industry. But, these elements considered I found myself getting distracted throughout the film and it felt as if it was significantly longer (!) than it is; as if the punch line, if one was intended, never materialized and the moral of the story is ... life.
Watching this in a cinema made me tired and I wished I had watched it at home. That's why I feel as if I am being unusually harsh on this film but please misunderstand me the right way (!); it is flawlessly executed but the story missed the end. Having said that, this is still sooooooooooooooooo much better than the mass-produced crap spewed by Netflix and other low-budget studios. I really wanted to give this film a better score but feel that a 5 is still fair as the overall and final impression - but Oda's execution of this material is flawless.
Watching this in a cinema made me tired and I wished I had watched it at home. That's why I feel as if I am being unusually harsh on this film but please misunderstand me the right way (!); it is flawlessly executed but the story missed the end. Having said that, this is still sooooooooooooooooo much better than the mass-produced crap spewed by Netflix and other low-budget studios. I really wanted to give this film a better score but feel that a 5 is still fair as the overall and final impression - but Oda's execution of this material is flawless.
