Drive My Car (2021)
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Screenplay by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Based on the short story, "Men Without Women" by Haruki Murakami
Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima, Park Yu-rim, Sonia Yuan, Masaki Okada, Satoko Abe, and Jin Dae-yeon
I was eagerly anticipating this movie's release when the Oscar nominationscame out. I have the praise this movie got. I went into it with high expectations and I was disappointed.
Don't get me wrong. I don't hate the movie, but I think movie should not have been three hours long. I can sit through a three hour movie-- no problem-- but the movie has to keep my attention. This movie did not keep my attention. The film was a series of long monotonous monologues. By hour two, I could barely keep my eyes open.
The prologue of the movie aka the first forty could have been cut out entirely. The long pauses were cringe-worthy. I did not like a particular character in the movie, Kôshi Takatsuki (Okada). Whenever he was on screen, I wanted to have him gone.
If the movie focused more on the budding friendship with Kafuku (Nishijima) and his driver Misaki (Miura), I would have been more enjoyable.
Rating: 7/10
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