Interesting concept but could've been executed better.
I wanted to watch this movie a while back, seeing there are so many Toku actors and Hotta Akane in it. To my luck, it was licensed by Viki recently. So I gave it a watch.Story:
The story is pretty simple. Similar to the game, the protagonist , who is named Sakurai here, goes to a dating party after being cheated on by her boyfriend. She does so in a desperate attempt to find someone to introduce to her parents because her parents want to set her up with an arranged marriage, something she doesn't want. At the party, she meets a fortune teller who tells her that 9 out of 10 guys she meets will be lying to her. And after that, she just keeps confronting the guys one by one. She's down to 5 guys by the end of the first 30-37 minutes of the movie. By the end of the movie she learns that all the guys had lied to her in one way or another, but not all of them were with the intention to cause her any harm. That way she discovers how to separate the good from the bad, and gets her happily ever after. The story is ok. It was adapted from a game, so it's possible that it could not have been executed better than it was. But I don't think it was satisfying enough for me.
Acting & characters:
The acting was good, no complaints there. Seeing so many Toku actors together alone was pretty satisfying to me... XD. Jk. Seriously, though, these actors delivered pretty well. The male characters were mostly scumbags, so not very likable. And since Inaba Yu played the male lead, he was pretty charming and cute in some scenes, kinda made my heart squeeze. Didn't expect that, so that was nice. Hotta Akane was good as always. But, I kinda didn't like her with those bangs, she looks so much better without them.
Music:
The BGM was like the kind of music they use in games. I didn't think that was bad, since the story kinda works like a game. And the ending song was nice. So the music part was decent.
Rewatch:
It was an alright movie, but not worth rewatching to me.
Overall:
6.5/10. If you're a fan of the game, maybe check it out to see how they execute in it movie format with a fixed plot and all. On the plus side, this movie made me interested in playing the game. So that's all I have to say.
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