I went into this film with High hopes and was not disappointed, the characterisation, the settings, the costumes all lent themselves to create an immersive experience I haven't seen in a film before of this type.
It didn't need expansive CGI or anything similar and at the end I felt like it just spent a time living in the 1950s alongside the main character while he morphed into a wholly likeable person.
The fact that it was a remake of a Kurusawa film was not a surprise, as the atmosphere within was very similar to many of his films.
Bill Nighy is at his highly understated best, well worthy of some kind of award.
It didn't need expansive CGI or anything similar and at the end I felt like it just spent a time living in the 1950s alongside the main character while he morphed into a wholly likeable person.
The fact that it was a remake of a Kurusawa film was not a surprise, as the atmosphere within was very similar to many of his films.
Bill Nighy is at his highly understated best, well worthy of some kind of award.
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