Brother's Friend (2018)

This movie is one of the most adorable movies I have seen. It has a super strong anime feel to it. It seems pretty cartoony as well because of the sound effects during the character's actions. This movie was very funny and has a lovable cast. It's a little bit over the top but it's supposed to be. There is some drama but this movie is for the most part very light. It doesn't get tragic or dark. Even the jerky characters were likable and really added to the comedy. There wasn't a single character I disliked. Give this movie a watch. It is light, funny, adorable, and romantic. ;)

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CONTENT
*House wife ready female lead
*Innocent and illogical male lead
*Sadistic brother
*Evil because of love cousin
*Love guru dog master, shop keeper

*No skin ship
*A lot of awkward scenes
*Innocence
*The attempt to a love triangle
*Misunderstandings
*Miscommunication

With a stern focus on romance, the main characters meet, fall in love at first sight then confess their feelings to begin a relationship, making this movie about the hardships of dating. These aren't really hardships as much as they are misunderstandings and miscommunication though, leading to some very unnecessary and dragged out conflict. With a few extra supporting characters thrown in there, to both wreck and fix their relationship, the journey continues, frustratingly.

In my opinion,

the characters had little to no personalities which prevented them from being relatable and the fast pace made their love seem so shallow that their feelings were hard to believe. The acting was a bit on the beginner side, which is very common in this type of genre but I can't say the script was of any help since the dialogue and the screen writing, over all, could have been better.

This type of relationship is actually pretty uncommon in Japan. The newer generations have become more daring and forward as well as less conservative when it comes to dating and skin ship which makes this movie feel a bit irrelevant and clueless about it's country's youth current stand point. This is actually a pretty big deal breaker for me, lowering the enjoyment quality by quite a bit.

BUT

If you like awkward romance movies with very little skin ship and miscommunication based misunderstandings but don't care much about characters personalities or developments then

ENJOY!!

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You usually don't expect too much out of a movie adapted from a shoujo manga. Sure, it will have cheesy romance and innocent and cute moments, overacting with crazy goofs, but still, you have some standards. Standards that this movie doesn't live up to them. Not that the acting was bad. At least, the performances were nice. BUT, the story was so weak and so idiotic, as the big misunderstanding made no sense. Also, the manga references were too fake. Finally, though the romance was cute, it was too weak and had no chemistry involved. So, three out of ten, because of the poor execution.

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Easy watch

This movie expands on the short show of the same name. I saw that Yokohama Ryusei was in this, so decided to give it a try. It was cute, for what it was. It was sort of like watching a live action cartoon, with over-the-top sound effects, exaggerated movements and facial expressions. Because it was so cartoonish, I wasn't able to feel anything for the characters.

It had your typical, excessively socially awkward teens that are seen in a lot of the Japanese shows. Sometimes, it's like watching people that have been raised with wolves coming into contact with humans for the first time in their lives. Fearful, skittish, unable to maintain a conversation. This movie did have the addition of a cousin to supposedly create some tension between the couple. My only thoughts of him were, "Did they use an egg beater to arrange his hair?!"

This show used the trope of misunderstanding/lack of communication, which is always frustrating to me. The movie as a whole was okay, I suppose but it never drew me in. I think I was probably slightly generous with my rating, only because the movie was completely innocuous and didn't irritate me.

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