About Love

When someone asks what About Love is about, I might reflect, maybe smile dreamily, but no one will extract anything wiser than "simply about love" from me. It's a pity that the middle story slows down so much, and I have fervently wished for it to end several times because communication problems are rather detrimental here and incredibly annoying with their stretched-out nature. On the other hand, the final story is truly tender and magical with its final linguistic mini-twist. However, the opening story Tokyo is the beautiful and sparkling diamond that can evoke feelings that only love can evoke. Devotion, recklessness, curiosity, and everything else that you will surely remember on your own. (11.05.2007)

So this one didn't move me much, unfortunately. I couldn't empathize with the characters at all. Mostly because of that I was quite bored. The first story does have a concept and is slightly above average, but it still didn't mess with my head like a lot of Asian movies can. The middle one is erratic and got on my nerves at times. The last one is uncomfortably fragile and melancholic. As a whole, 2.5 stars. I expected more. (08.01.2012)