Caught another movie over the weekend.
Suspect X or Yogisha X no Kenshin, is a mystery/thriller piece from Hiroshi Nishitani.
A woman and her child has committed a murder - an abusive man who calls himself the husband and father. Ishigami, a math teacher who lives next door, overhears the commotion and investigates. Helping the mother and daughter cover up while leading the police and a genius physicist (Yukawa) on a wild goose chase.
What I liked -
Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, below (math teacher Ishigami) - thought he was absolutely convincing as a tarnished genius. Pity the crappiness of the story swallowed his otherwise brilliant performance.
What I didn't like -
Inconclusive - this film was messy with many unnecessary scenes. Climbing a himalayan like mountain has nothing to do with the plot!
Draggy - takes a little too long to illustrate certain points.
Literally lost in translation - Characters lack colour and personality (except for Ishigami), a communication breakdown perhaps? Characters were either too evil or too good.
Very Manga like - Certain facial expressions/body language tend to mimic mangas, not much originality. Characters too good looking it is almost not real.
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Conclusion - movie is abrupt and inconclusive, quite a disappointment for a japanese film actually..
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