how much are you willing to do to prove something?

trigger warning: rape, suicide
To be honest I had a totally different impression of how this movie was gonna be like after I watched the trailer, but I was wrong. This movie is indeed a movie about ghosts, but combine that with science and you get a totally different thing, not scary at all, for a moment you might even think you're actually learning something. I was actually invested in the project and everything but by the second half Wee was doing some questionable things to prove his experiment, honestly the movie lost me when he almost tried to r@p3 his friend's girlfriend to call his attention, I thought "oh, he's gonna pretend to kill her so that Gla can finally make his first appearance as a ghost and save her" but god, I was wrong. I'm actually really glad he didn't get to do something.
If I'm to mention something else, it's that I really enjoyed seeing Paris (Gla) and Tor (Wee) do these serious roles, I liked their acting a lot. And well, there's not much soundtrack to talk about but the sound effects were as good as they can get.
Do I recommend it? If you're into Medical dramas and love horror movies, this one might be for you. If not, then it'd be either triggering or annoying, so be careful before watching.

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The usual Totono Kuno

I LOVED IT !!!! Normally I don't enjoy the drama movies as much as the original work, but this was really good! Some may say it is predictable but you know what? Movies that allow you to guess are fun, I don't really care because for me it's about the storytelling, about how you convey the story and turn it into something splendid. This movie did it for me, and I can't wait to see more of Kuno's world, they better give it to us. Now whether it is better than the drama, in my opinion the movie managed to stay consistent, two well deserved hours for a new case, following Kuno's usual way of resolving things and well, being as he is. Good acting and a good story so I do recommend it.
If you haven't watched it, there's mentions of rape, violence and murder.

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Where reincarnation meets romance

It started out pretty good, but then the plot became so much weirder, and so did the age gaps. It's like Until We Meet Again (TH drama) if it was straight and didn't give a fuck about morality, so I wish it had expanded more when it comes to the connection between characters, like you know, the "love" lingers, but it takes different forms now, the characters still appreciate each other, but don't try to get together again, as a couple. That just left a bitter aftertaste.
Random commentary:
* They should've hired more actors to play their older selves, that one scene where they call Meguro "middle-age looking" while he looked exactly the same was insane.
* It was hard at the beginning to hate Tanaka Kei's character, but his acting was so good I genuinely wanted to punch him, specially when he's chasing them in the car, the face--- pure sickness.
* The soundtrack was pretty solid, it was also a very sweet surprise to hear Arimura Kasumi's voice in the credits.
* The acting was pretty good, I don't think I need to say that. Though the child actresses disappointed me a little, but that's a given I suppose.
It's not that bad overall but because of the plot I don't think I would ever rewatch it.

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