The Third Murder

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Hermione S Feb 28, 2019 And so it finally happened: I found a Hirokazu Koreeda film that I did not like! This change in the genre, did not bring me the same joy that the other films did. The direction is still good obviously, but the writing is mediocre. It's like if adding murder, Koreeda subtracts in depths and entertaining. See more

George M Jan 2, 2019 Very nice apocalyptic movie. I have watched this movie few times in my audio language german using boxxy software.

Hagrid S Dec 25, 2018 Superbly done, good story with twists and surprises.

Anakin W Sep 20, 2018 Complexity, well written and great photography.

Poe L Jul 21, 2018 The terrific cast and visual storytelling are subtle - the themes less so, but still thoughtful, and the plot twists itself into ambiguity. See more

Hermione L May 18, 2018 The last one-third is a little bit draggingly slow but the film as a whole is a fresh take on such a traditional genre like legal thriller. Of course, as this film is directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, ones who are already familiar with his works must already be able to figure out that this would not be a conventional "whodunit" and indeed the basic mystery was already laid out bare right at the beginning of the film, whereas it would not be difficult to guess the major twist of this film after its first half due to the pretty limited cast and settings. But "solution" was never the focus of this film, as instead Kore-eda chose to primarily follow the psychological evolution of his characters through their emotions, their lies, and their moments of hesitancy. Similar to many Japanese films, the cast of this film is not entirely strong and thus the performance of some lesser ones (including the lead Masaharu Fukuyama) did slightly undermine the effect of Kore-eda's meticulous portray of modern Japanese minds, but the excellent Suzu Hirose and K?ji Yakusho were still able to make this film a memorable one with their pivotal roles. Some might say that this film lacks a little bit of finesse as Kore-eda rushed to deliver his message of exposing the serious prejudicial issues of the current Japanese legal system. Partially I agree with this sentiment, but it seems that Kore-eda never intended to deliver a "wholesome" experience, he just wanted to share his perspectives of the modern Japanese society with a lot of nuances (nothing totally good, nothing absolutely bad, it is all up to everyone's own judgement), many layers of emotional connections from one to another (despite the ever existence of social barriers like "traditions", "morals", "ethics", preconception - the "prisoner" in this film asks himself and his lawyer again and again about whether or not he should have been born), and many seemingly ordinary lives that still deserve care and attention from the society. In that aspect, Kore-eda has once again delivered an amazing experience for the audience. See more

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