That was an excellent one.

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

The acting in this movie is really good.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Looking for a list of the soundtrack music played in this film. Can't seem to find much, except that many viewers enjoyed the music as much as I did.Hope someone is able to post a list of the music, and maybe even where a soundtrack might be purchased. Have seen this film more than once, and still continue to enjoy it!Watching it each time brings back a lot of good memories of the sights, sounds, and smells of Japan, and the many good friends I came to know. My life continues to be influenced by the impressions the Japanese culture had on me. I also enjoyed the film "Norwegian Wood"!

it is a kind of song. not very inspired, with to much ambitions but seductive only for the performance of Min Tanaka.a film about love, life and searches. its sin - desire to present all. usual good intentions, the need to impress. so, different pieces from different puzzles are mixed in a game almost without rules. poetry and sex, revenge and nostalgic crumbs, Japanese ingredients and American indie.memories from many other movies about same subject. that is all. the work of director, the fragile force of Rinko Kikuchi are admirable but not adapted to theme. and Sergi Lopez is the worst option. than - fake dialogs who must create special atmosphere but sounds as old sticks on marble floor.a web. improvised.

I don't particularly like Isabel Coixet's movies, but I can accept that her pulse fits well when screen playing dramatic, intimate novels. However, if you let her free to compose her own script, it's a disaster. This movie is a disaster. It takes borrowed scenes from Wim Wenders, Taylor Hackford (only An Officer and a Gentleman's final scene can compete with this movie's final scene) and Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation is haunting this movie every second). The dialogs make no sense, the characters make no sense and what's even worse - her apparent goal of paying an homage to Tokyo is completely frustrated: this movie could be set in any other city, you don't even notice the influence of Tokyo.Don't waste your time, as I wasted mine.

In general the movie sucks. The plot of the movie is very disappointing, even a 10 years old boy can write this kind of story. The killer fell in love with her target and finally died for the target. Everyone in the theater can guess this story after the first 20 mins, and we all hope the writer can bring something more dramatic and surprise us, but it seems too much for us to expect that to come. The picture is the only good thing in the movie, with the color and landscape of Tokyo, it creates an oriental feeling for the west viewers. I am surprised that they even dare to bring this movie to Cannes Film Festival. I am sorry if my words hurt anybody's feeling.