In a nutshell, Satoshi Miki's <i>Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected</i> does enough to be an enjoyable sit through.<p>The plot is light and mysterious, although not mysterious in a suspenseful sort of way; more like, with a story about an average housewife… More
In a nutshell, Satoshi Miki's <i>Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected</i> does enough to be an enjoyable sit through.<p>The plot is light and mysterious, although not mysterious in a suspenseful sort of way; more like, with a story about an average housewife becoming a spy, where is this story going sort of way. As for the pacing of this 90 minute production, it is moderate as to leave things unexciting, but never boring.</p><p>Part of this film is billed as a comedy and it does have some laughs. The quirky humor blends in at the appropriate times; however, there never seems to be enough of it. That's where the drama portion of this picture comes in to play. The spy aspect of the story is also somewhat of a mislead, because other than a piece of it's finale, it never comes across as a typical spy flick at all.</p><p>Juri Ueno has that allure around her that ends up as nice fit with the road this film goes down. Aoi Yu is quite the delight, although under-utilized. Ryo Iwamatsu and Eri Fuse provide good supporting characters.</p><p>Despite the lack of memorable events <i>Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected</i> still winds up as a pleasant viewing. "Azuki Panada chan~"
