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As someone who plays the violin and have also been part of my college orchestra, I probably should not rate this movie an 8/10 because of the obvious fake playing throughout the film. That said, I'm also torn between complimenting the editing since they could have edited to make the fake playing less obnoxious but at the same time the scene cuts are just really well-timed for comedy and just over-all visual experience. The film is very innocent as its protagonist is. And shows us a story of how one aspiring musician is caught up in this larger drama of two men and their hostile past. Instead of being in one of their shoes, we are taken outside of someone who incidentally connects the two. It's hilarious and heart-warming.

SPOILER-FREE REVIEW I went into this blind. And I'm glad I did.

The story is really memorable to me and the non-linear storytelling was well-used. I never knew what story I was going to be given next but it all mostly flowed naturally. It was the right amount of suspense and predictability for me.

Sure, it might seem pretentious as some critics have claimed but I think the cast and the director did a great job in making the characters believable. There were moments that made me think this was based on a true story just because of how a lot of the characters were so sincere.

I liked how it was shot and edited. Every shot showed me an emotion, information, and made me want to watch the movie till the end.

I think I'm giving this movie a 9/10, which some might say more than it deserves, because I love watching movies and knowing by the time I finish it that I'm going to remember it for years to come.

REVIEW WITH SPOILERS There are a lot of good messages this film gives if you just know where to look and know how to understand it. The book Sidney Hall wrote (Suburban Tragedy) is, for me, a metaphor of the entire film.

I have been waiting to watch this for a long time and was disappointed. The action scenes were brutal as usual but I felt like they were sloppily executed in terms of choreography and how much meaningless action scenes were added. A sign of a good action scene is if it gets you at the edge of your seat and shows you character/s. Some action scenes just had me so confused if this movie was actually a comedy action movie. I think I liked it better when the action scenes were rougher and more raw. Keanu Reeves still carries John Wick pretty well as a character but some of the fight scenes felt too pretentious. But there were still a lot of pretty cool scenes.

As for the plot, it wsn't as good as the previous two but I was okay with that. When the second movie ended, I had zero idea how they were going to go from there to the next movie. And I felt like they didn't have much idea either.

The first and second act was boring and confusing. The new characters were meh but the third act was okay. Even though this third film wasn't as great as I wanted a John Wick film to be or just a film to be, I'm still looking forward to the next movie and hope that it turns out great not like this. If anything, this film is a good setup for the next one.

I immediately wanted to watch this after knowing the cast. And I was not disappointed in the acting department of the movie. I've seen almost every actor in this movie in really different roles and I was immensely impressed by their acting here. Although, I'm not sure if people who are unfamiliar with the cast will enjoy it as much as I did.

The characters' personalities were very eccentric as most Japanese teens in dark disturbing movies are (which actually makes me wonder: are there really Japanese teens with these dramatic and over-the-top reactions and principles or is this just a reflection of anime/manga characters?). However, each character's experiences are a great representation of the different reasons for suicide. That was also one of the best parts of the story: how characters have conflicting reasons on why they want to end their life.

The ending, for me, was great but could have been better. However, the actors made it convincing enough for me to accept it.

I think the movie was overall beautifully shot although I did feel that they achieved it with struggles. In terms of the pace, it's slow as it should be (maybe a bit too slow in the beginning but it did add some tension). It also felt a little bit incomplete.

In summary: good points - fair representation of suicidal teens, cinematography, acting not so good points - it's hard to take the situation seriously if you're not familiar with this kind of genre of japanese film (this hardly counts as a con) bad points - it's not the greatest film but it's on its way to be if they pushed harder (specifically on the ending)

The performances were moving and that alone may be able to make you sit through the movie. Nothing wrong with watching a movie just to enjoy the good and bad moments with the characters. I loved watching Timothy Green as he slowly adapts to the fact that he is suddenly a child in this world and watching the parents have so much excitement and anxiousness in having a child.

When it comes to morals, the overall moral from the story can be a bit odd given that they were not really in a realistic situation. But the film had a lot of "episodes" or events and each one had a really good lesson to teach.

But parents, please. Please stop treating your children as trophies.

Stand alone, this could make up as a pretty good children's halloween movie, it even has some morals kids would normally get in a kid's movie. BUT The first Goosebumps movie was enjoyable for almost all audiences despite some jokes being to childish and I expected so much

I think the actors did a good job but the characters that they had to give life to were just poorly imagined and too flat.

Also, Jack Black's appearance although we would have wanted more was clearly unnecessary and was treated as a narration or explanation if you haven't watched the first movie. It would have been better without him if they were just going to let him do that.

..and that's not good i think best romcom movies are a balance of romance, comedy and heart

the main complain i have is that i wish they showed more of the character's friendship rather than the mishaps of crossing through that line of "friend zone"

nonetheless, it was still very entertaining and i had some laughs. the main leads are cute and a lot of the other characters were really funny.

there were a bit problematic ideas around the friend zone coming off as somewhat a strategy to get the girl but i think the male lead didn't intentionally plan it even though it did come off that way. the endings for the three other guys were cute.

but watch with caution, it's not about getting the girl, it's about saying what you feel instead of just pretending to be just a friend and being fine with your friend's relationship pining over him/her and then blaming him/her for your misery.