Fireworks

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Aender S Takeshi Kitano's best and one of my all-time favourites. I particularly like the music from this film. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 Takeshi Kitano's approach toward serenity and brutality in Hana-Bi is one of lyrical beauty, an extraordinary piece of profoundly moving artistry, one of pure form and incredible impulse in all its hauntingly gorgeous glory. Kitano lays his emotions bare, his face a blank canvas, minimal dialogue but with a hypnagogic stare that speaks a thousand times louder than words, he is a broken man at the end of his rope full of futile anger, quiet acceptance and utmost defiance. The whole film is unclassifiable but oh so richly satisfying with violence coming in sudden bursts during a man's journey to rediscover the joy of being. Kitano's works of art combined with Joe Hisaishi's music bringing out so much pain and sheer magnificence is why Hana-Bi works so well, Takeshi Kitano, you have my heart. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/04/24 Full Review acsdoug D What am I missing? Everyone seems to love this movie. I found it dull and disjointed. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/14/23 Full Review steve c Crime: check. Drama: check. You forgot the (right amount of) Comedy that made this film even better. Kitano wrote a great film for himself to star in. Just watch it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review r 9 There's greatness in there, for sure, but 'Fireworks' (or, the better title, 'Hana-bi') drags on for too long. I was with it for the first 45-55 minutes, but the final portion of the film really dragged for me; aside from a few moments, it kinda just repeats the same sorta scenes over and over. Like, personally, I got it... needed a bit more to it, in my opinion. There are some very good performances, no doubt. Takeshi Kitano is the obvious star of the show, though I was also impressed by Ren Osugi - who is just as excellent as the aforementioned writer, producer and director of this 1997 flick. The support cast are solid, while everything onscreen looks neat too. I did like this overall, but I can't say it hit me as much as it evidently has for others. Worth a watch, either way. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This is one of the most overrated films of the past 25 years. Filled with painfully contrived scenes, bad acting, totally gratuitous violence, and really dismal writing, it clearly benefited unduly from the international Japan obsession of the 1990s (and perhaps pity for the director, who had previously been through a rough time due to a car accident). It has an amateurish quality to the direction that is hard to stomach, and it's amazing to see reviewers clamouring to make excuses for that. I didn't hate everything about it; Takeshi's performance was interesting (but that's it for me). Don't get me wrong, this film is average, not terrible, but it absolutely doesn't deserve all the gush and hype. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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