Miike is taking a break from the serious cinema...
...but he stays more sharp and cool than 99% of the Hollywood in their attempt to bring action and color on the screen. This title is like Ichi the Killer but without the ultraviolence part. Nevertheless - with pallete of kinky characters, funny situations and the visual amazingness only Miike is able to provide. For me - one of the best movies of the year and probably the most ridiculous one so far I've liked. For me Takashi Miike is the one of 3 or 5 living geniuses of the cinema and the fact that he can make a existential drama movie like "Shield of Straws" and kaleidoscope title like "Reiji" in one year is truly unbelievable.
- deadcow_s
- Oct 25, 2014