Showing posts with label Hirokazu Kore-eda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hirokazu Kore-eda. Show all posts

Saturday, November 12, 2011

BIFF Reviews: Kawaii Edition

I Wish:

“What does “Indie” mean?”
“I think it means you have to try harder.”

Fans of Kore-eda may fear that his latest, a narrative about kids attempting to reunite their split family by the power of a wish granted by a bullet train, may represent an avowal of the above sentiment. It has, after all, been payed for largely by a bullet train company and both the tone of the advertising and its early reception have hinted that it might be something of a “sell out” film.