Fun film with good performances from the girls in the band, great soundtrack from James Iha (of the Smashing Pumpkins), a solid script and good direction. In case you haven't heard of Japanese punk band, "The Blue Hearts", the title track is going to stay in your head.
What a gorgeous film. It integrates Linklater with Rivette: Linklater's culture-emptied, culture-inspired settings with Rivette's obsession with females creating art. Great stuff.
Best girl band movie ever!!!! The songs are awesome and the chemistry between teh girls is great. Also I love the subplots that involve each of the characters. Like Du-na bae's character's nervousness when the big performance finally rolls around or when she's practicing by singi...( read more)
Like a rat
rain = cleanse/full auditorium
stuck song syndrome
Du-na is super cute.
bae du-na is the definition of charmingly awkward! a truly pleasant story and a great watch!
Really great movie. As much as it embarrasses me to so fully enjoy a film with entirely female protagonists that doesn't involve blood drenched violence and raunchy sex scenes, I really can't argue with its greatness.
"Even for those entirely unfamiliar with the history of Japanese rock music this film's infectious, three-chord charm will prove hard to resist." -Tom Mes, Midnight Eye
Very nice movie about a Japanese all-girl punk rock band. Heh. Kinda too long, though. Other than that, good.
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