I love Japanese films, so it was hardly surprising I tried this film. In many ways I really liked it and can't understand some of the reviews that were so hard on the movie--though I will admit, there are some plot problems now and again.
The main character is the 17 year-old sister of a detective who is investigating a string of shootings. This girl, once she sees the composite photo of the suspect thinks it's the strange guy she saw on the subway. BUT (and here we come to my biggest complaint about the movie), she decides to look for the guy himself instead of telling her brother!! This reminds me of the stupid teenagers in slasher movies that decide to check and see if the guy in the hockey mask REALLY is dead--instead of just running away!!! However, she is lucky that although he IS the guy in question, he isn't exactly that dangerous. I liked this part a lot--particularly the twists that occur that make you realize you haven't exactly been seeing what you thought you saw. This was pretty clever.
By the way, if you do watch this movie, do NOT watch it because Beat Takeshi is in it. He's only in a small role and is barely in the movie at all.
One final comment, this movie is like "suspense-Lite"--not the deepest or most suspenseful movie with a strong edge towards the younger audience. This also keeps the movie from rising to the next level though its freshness and originality help it to rise slightly above the norm.
The main character is the 17 year-old sister of a detective who is investigating a string of shootings. This girl, once she sees the composite photo of the suspect thinks it's the strange guy she saw on the subway. BUT (and here we come to my biggest complaint about the movie), she decides to look for the guy himself instead of telling her brother!! This reminds me of the stupid teenagers in slasher movies that decide to check and see if the guy in the hockey mask REALLY is dead--instead of just running away!!! However, she is lucky that although he IS the guy in question, he isn't exactly that dangerous. I liked this part a lot--particularly the twists that occur that make you realize you haven't exactly been seeing what you thought you saw. This was pretty clever.
By the way, if you do watch this movie, do NOT watch it because Beat Takeshi is in it. He's only in a small role and is barely in the movie at all.
One final comment, this movie is like "suspense-Lite"--not the deepest or most suspenseful movie with a strong edge towards the younger audience. This also keeps the movie from rising to the next level though its freshness and originality help it to rise slightly above the norm.