(spoilers) thoughts on Killing For The Prosecution

[tronella]

In general I enjoyed this film, but it was so packed with information that I had to go back and rewatch the last half hour of it to understand what was going on (I lost track around the lemonade-poisoning stuff, I think). My husband said - and I agree - that this would have been better as a drama than a film. They could easily have added more backstory for the reporter and Mogami's daughter and grandfather, and the stuff with the politician could have been made a lot clearer too, I think. But still, it was pretty good.

Nino is great ♥ As expected. But I don't understand why the trailers all made such a big deal of him copying Matsukura's weird mouth popping noise when it didn't really have anything to do with anything.


The most confusing scene for us was this part... We paused and stared at it for a few minutes.
- What the heck is up with the part at the blue arrow? Did Nino dislocate his hip? We tried to recreate this position (lol) but our main conclusion is that Nino is really short XD
- Why is Nino's foot so purple?! He must have pins and needles from this ridiculous and uncomfortable-looking position.
- Why didn't they just get on the mattress that is clearly right next to them??
The more I look at this the more confusing it seems. What is Nino doing with his legs? Who thought this was a good position for them to lie in?? Why.



If you want to see a great film with a similar vibe, I recommend Memoirs of a Murderer (22年目の告白－私が殺人犯です)! (It's a remake of a Korean film called Confession of Murder, but I haven't seen that version.)

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[tronella.livejournal.com]

I guess if she was sitting on top of him and just lay down afterwards, they could end up in this kind of position (except for Nino's knee or whatever it is), but I think it's really unnatural that they would stay like that long enough to start chatting about work afterwards! I wouldn't want feet in my face like that either, and it doesn't look comfortable for either of them.

I agree about the subplots, too. There were so many parts that needed more detail for me, and yet it was already two hours long! The more I think of it, the more convinced I am that this should have been a drama instead.