Very well executed

The greatest movie ever made..!

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I started watching "Kakegurui" on Netflix, because I had nothing else to watch and this seemed liked it could be interesting. And I used to like watching anime quite often when I was a teenager.Well, that was ages ago, and "Kakegurui" did not fall into my particular taste. I mean, an anime about gambling. And that was essentially all this was about. I don't particularly gamble much myself, and it just seemed like a shallow idea to base an anime series on something as trivial as gambling.I managed to endure through four episodes of the first season before I tossed the towel in the ring. I gave up on "Kakegurui" out of utter boredom. I was ready to give up after the third episode, but thought that surely it couldn't keep up with this boring streak. But it did...The characters in the anime were sort of flat and devoid of anything interesting to make them appealing. They all seemed to suffer from maniacal gambling disorder. And what kind of educational facility would function as it did in "Kakegurui" with the lucky (or skilled) high gamblers ruling it all and those whom lost big were treated like scum. No, it made absolutely no sense.I wasn't won over by the story or the characters in any way, and I am not returning to find out if they can win me over. The only thing that was working for "Kakegurui" was the animation and art style. That was actually good and had great detail, but it just couldn't manage to keep afloat this sinking boat.

This is an excellent anime and I think it could be really good for everyone to watch! The mysteries are nice and it's amazing how they made simple games like poker so fun to watch and not boring at all!

While it is interesting to watch, the story is simple and the villains one-dimensional. Good but lacking substance, Nothing new but has potential to be good.

10 Stars because the show hooked me right away and had an unused setting. After Devilmay Crybaby, the 2nd Netflix Anime I watched in 2018 that was great. If all the planned 30 animes in 2018 are that good...