I loved it. It's a very meticulously made movie. It feels like a well-crafted homage to the Coen Brothers.
Loved the slow pace, the music, the mood, and the visual are gorgeous !
The character of Kumiko is like a offensive parody of late twenties, unmarried office ladies. The performance of Kikuchi Rinko is good, and it has the stolen feeling of Fargo landscapes and weirdness, but this has NOTHING to do with the real life japanese woman (I am not saying her name here for respect) who died near Fargo in the snow, and some stupid people started that nonsense rumour that leads to this movie.
The following is a true story. Really, it is... I promise!
In 1996, the Coen Brothers film 'Fargo' was released. Several years later an urban myth developed of a Japanese woman who believed the opening credits of that film which stated it was a true story. It isn't a true story at all but the myth alleges the Japanese woman searched for the money that was buried by one of Fargo's main characters. This film is inspired by that story, which, as it turns out, is as untrue as Fargo is.
And so on to this film, a beautifully crafted tale, at once sad and hopeful. Forget the abbreviated backstory above, its best to enjoy this film on its own merits and treat it as the fiction it is.
What's with low ratings ? Hardly matters , but don't let that throw you off.This is such a beautiful piece of work !
Slow, boring, what was even the point of making this movie. Another true story that shouldn't have become a movie.
Shout by smallcloneBlockedParent2015-06-26T10:10:20Z
Very beautiful movie. Loved it.