The leads were great! What a great casting (they look the part perfectly, and I wish this was a TV series instead of a movie).. as well as Make-up, Wardrobe, Locations, Colors, Editing, Sound effect etc.
Sadly, this movie is 2 seasons worth of Anime summarized in 2 hours. Although it has good pacing, it still feels rushed. It's a patchwork of scenes from the manga edited together to form a plot.. but there is a little change that makes it worth seeing (appreciated and unexpected). It's fresh enough, but still too familiar. The rest of the cast was awfully forgettable (except for Hayasaka) and weren't used as they should have, which is weird for such important parts of the original (specially Fujigawara).
** Barely in theaters at this point, and only found in Japanese.
Sadly, this movie is 2 seasons worth of Anime summarized in 2 hours. Although it has good pacing, it still feels rushed. It's a patchwork of scenes from the manga edited together to form a plot.. but there is a little change that makes it worth seeing (appreciated and unexpected). It's fresh enough, but still too familiar. The rest of the cast was awfully forgettable (except for Hayasaka) and weren't used as they should have, which is weird for such important parts of the original (specially Fujigawara).
** Barely in theaters at this point, and only found in Japanese.