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Mail (2004)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
1/08
1/08:
I've only seen one Japanese movie to this date, and that's Shichinin no samurai.
Hence, Mail was next, and I wasn't looking forward to it. As usual, it took me some time to get
used to the Japanese style. The annoying look isn't helping, and it's like peering through some soft wax paper.
It's simply a bunch of 15-minute episodes that have nothing to do with each other. The acting is dreadful as if the thespians
are doing a bad soap opera show. Advertised as a horror film, Mail isn't so. It's about...nothing.
The filmmakers try for a weak attempt at Vertigo and fail miserably. Plus, it's littered with lousy special effects
as in "oh, dear, you people have a lot to learn." I've noticed Mikoto resembling the Japanese girl from
Kill Bill. Then, I looked up the internet which confirmed my suspicions.
Maybe that's how Mail found its way to the United States?
All in all, why is the movie called Mail when it deals with e-mails?