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Audience Member Miike's Black Society Trilogy concludes with a look at racism within the Asian cultures, as three immigrants find life in Tokyo to not be the answer to all their problems that they expected it to be, spiraling into increasing cangers as they try to desperately keep their heads above water. Worth a rental. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Encore un film assez réaliste de Miike. 3 sino-japonais font tout pour aller au Japon. Et arrivés là-bas, c'est la mémerde. Le film est plutôt sombre, parfois glauque, et le montage rend la compréhension plus ardue. Mais au final on s'y retrouve, et on est encore une fois happé par l'histoire de ces 3 gangsters qui présente aussi un regard très dur sur la prostitution. Encore une fois, Miike, c'est du grand art. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent Miike thriller. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Divertente chiusura della trilogia, che prende in prestito elementi dai primi due film, estremamente diversi fra loro, e propone quindi un mix molto originale di generi e situazioni. Peccato che la qualità oscilli pericolosamente per tutto il film, pur rimanendo complessivamente accettabile. Niente male... Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The 3rd and final part of Takashi Miike's Black Society trilogy. It revolves around a group of outsiders trying to survive in the seedier part of Shinjuku (Kabukicho) and just when they think they've got one over the criminals they find themselves being outclassed. The movie has a very nostalgic atmosphere and since it revolves around the yakuza world, there are a couple of "Miike-highlights" in this one, however without compromising the atmosphere or tone of the movie. If you're familiar with Miike's work beyond the more widely seen trio of Dead or Alive, Audition and Ichi the Killer, then Ley Lines is a definite one to watch. With this movie, Miike creates a bold and incredibly interesting work that manages to skilfully juggle between moments of brutality and tranquillity, character and action, comedy and drama; while carefully blending them together into a cohesive and ultimately incredibly moving tale. Recommended. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member The 3rd and final part of Takashi Miike's Black Society trilogy. It revolves around a group of outsiders trying to survive in the seedier part of Shinjuku (Kabukicho) and just when they think they've got one over the criminals they find themselves being outclassed. The movie has a very nostalgic atmosphere and since it revolves around the yakuza world, there are a couple of "Miike-highlights" in this one, however without compromising the atmosphere or tone of the movie. If you're familiar with Miike's work beyond the more widely seen trio of Dead or Alive, Audition and Ichi the Killer, then Ley Lines is a definite one to watch. With this movie, Miike creates a bold and incredibly interesting work that manages to skilfully juggle between moments of brutality and tranquillity, character and action, comedy and drama; while carefully blending them together into a cohesive and ultimately incredibly moving tale. Recommended. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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