Himizu (2011)
3/10
What Campaign of Violence Against Evil Doers?
9 February 2016
Warning: Spoilers
They need to rewrite the synopsis for this maudlin, over-sentimental cryfest of a film. From the description, I was expecting something exciting like 'Natural Born Killers', 'Bonnie & Clyde' or even 'Baise Moi'. Hell, I would've even settled for a Japanese 'Thelma & Louise' but this movie failed to deliver the goods.

If you like to see young teens cry & cry & cry & scream & cry & cry & scream & cry then this movie is for you. Bring a box of tissues, just don't expect to see what the synopsis promised.

This was not an action film at all, just an implausible drama with a lot of verbal diatribe to waste your time away. If 14 year old teens really speak with that kind of maturity then I'll eat my shorts.

They used to make silly cryfests like these in Hollywood back in the 30's and 40's. Why they chose to reprise the same shtick in Japan is beyond me. People go for this stuff? Even watching a fluorescent lamp flicker is more interesting than 'Himizu.' What a rip.
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