I am a 32 year old Aussie gal who has been living in London for nearly 5 years now. I work as a full...
I am a 32 year old Aussie gal who has been living in London for nearly 5 years now. I work as a full time nanny caring for 3 kids all under the age of 5......*phew* hard work!!!
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This is a wonderful movie set in outback Western Australia. Forced to ferry around a Japanese businessman (Gotaro Tsunashima) as he inspects his company's investment, Sandy Edwards (Toni Collette) finds herself being won over by his unique culture and personality. What follows is a cross between romantic drama and romantic comedy, played out beautifully by the 2 lead characters. In fact, these two genres aren't intermixed at all, but rather swapped out at a pivotal moment in the film. This comes as an incredible shock to the system that makes Japanese Story so affective. This is such a beautiful and romantic film that even has a few scenes where you just cannot help but CRY! By the end I was bawling...but then again, I can be a bit of a sook! I thought Toni Collette's performance in this film was outstanding as was the male lead character Gotaro Tsunashima and I thought some of the Australian scenery was breathtaking. So beautiful. Another great thing about this movie is it's length at only 102 minutes. Personally I can't stand sitting watching a movie for 3 hours! Finish it up already!!!!! I would definitely recommend this movie and to be honest I don't have anything negative to say about it! Just a great romantic movie that's different to your usual rom-coms..No predictablility about it!
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Thanks for letting me know you've updated this. Re-rated for you.
Soho_Black 20.05.2006 22:01
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" in the top right of the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
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May 16th, 2006
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