Pretty fun!
The script is clever, and even though I knew the twist it was still satisfying to watch the film set it up, drop the twist, and then to keep adding pay offs later on too.
Doesn't have a particularly interesting visual style and doesn't have a particularly novel angle on any of the themes that are being explored, but for a first time director this is a great calling-card movie and I was thoroughly entertained.
Bong back in goofy mode, and with a massive blockbuster budget in tow, is a joy to behold, even if I didn't walk away from this thinking it's ever going to crack into the top tier of his stellar filmography.
Pattinson is reliably fantastic and extremely suited to the wild tonal shifts that the story undergoes. Ruffalo continues his hot streak of big performances (he's evidently having SO MUCH fun here). I thought Steven Yeun was a bit underused, but…
I was excited for this as I really liked 'Your Name', but unfortunately this isn't even close to being as good as that film. There were some annoying elements in 'Your Name' despite its overall appeal, and Shinkai basically just amps up all those things for 'Weathering With You'.
This falls hard into so many anime problems, such as: Unlikeable and personality-less main character who is solely defined by his love for a girl (also has vaguely dark backstory that…
Methinks this here nautical tale of woe and weird happenings be deserving of the full 5 stars of Poseidon.
I understood more of the dialogue this time! And appreciated the strange structuring of the film around quite separate vignettes that don't begin and end so much as sweep in and out of the viewers consciousness like the waves of the sea around the island setting, sometimes slow and methodical and other times raging and discordant.
Really appreciated the depth of…
