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Clover - My review
Jun. 23rd, 2015 03:31 pmSaya Suzuki (Emi Takei) is an ordinary employee working at a hotel. She falls in love with her elite boss Susumu Tsuge (Tadayoshi Okura). Through their romance, Saya Suzuki grows as a person.
I did not read the manga. I intended to but because of lack of time (and my internet sucks), I watched the movie first. The cinematography was really good; one of the best I've ever seen in a Japanese movie (or maybe I am comparing it to the doramas, where the quality is lower). The acting was good too. I love Ohkura. He is one of my favorite Eitos. I prefer him in lighter roles (such as in "Mikeneko"), but he was good as the cold boss. He and Emi had a nice chemistry. I also liked the soundtrack; it was very New York-ish. It was like watching the old movie set in NYC. Christmas time.
But the plot was very weak. Everything that happened was soooo Latin Soap Opera-like:
- The two main characters don't like each other at first.
- There is a love triangle.
- There is the evil, rich, beautiful rival, who makes the hero believed he slept with her (at least, it wasn't a fake pregnancy, but I think it was only due lack of time).
- The hero changes and realizes he loves the girl.
- He makes sure to tell her in a party, in front of hundreds of people.
- Wedding.
MEH. And sorry Ohkura, but the guy you interpreted was a jerk. He did not know that he actually did not sleep with the "evil woman". But I guess he would never tell Saya about it, and hello, that is cheating. It was not like they took a break and he was a free guy. That bothered me immensely.
**My rating: 5/10**
I did not read the manga. I intended to but because of lack of time (and my internet sucks), I watched the movie first. The cinematography was really good; one of the best I've ever seen in a Japanese movie (or maybe I am comparing it to the doramas, where the quality is lower). The acting was good too. I love Ohkura. He is one of my favorite Eitos. I prefer him in lighter roles (such as in "Mikeneko"), but he was good as the cold boss. He and Emi had a nice chemistry. I also liked the soundtrack; it was very New York-ish. It was like watching the old movie set in NYC. Christmas time.
But the plot was very weak. Everything that happened was soooo Latin Soap Opera-like:
- The two main characters don't like each other at first.
- There is a love triangle.
- There is the evil, rich, beautiful rival, who makes the hero believed he slept with her (at least, it wasn't a fake pregnancy, but I think it was only due lack of time).
- The hero changes and realizes he loves the girl.
- He makes sure to tell her in a party, in front of hundreds of people.
- Wedding.
MEH. And sorry Ohkura, but the guy you interpreted was a jerk. He did not know that he actually did not sleep with the "evil woman". But I guess he would never tell Saya about it, and hello, that is cheating. It was not like they took a break and he was a free guy. That bothered me immensely.
**My rating: 5/10**
