I watched this movie with high expectations. Instead, I got a movie with a naked woman (hence 2 stars instead of just 1), flat dialog with poor pacing, and a story line that attempts the non-sequential story telling trick... and falls on its face.
From the first few moments of the movie, noticing the flat acting, it felt like a low-budget film. To its credit, this IS a low-budget film, but that doesn't mean poor acting and editing are required. Look at the original Clerks movie. With a budget less than 1/3rd of Sushi Girl's, they made a movie with likable and relatable characters, a story line that works, and editing that makes the pace of the movie brisk.
Lines were delivered like this: "You know WHY we're here." (longer-than-necessary pause) "WHY are we here?" (long pause) "YOU already KNOW why." (Caps indicate vocal emphasis.) Everything felt so forced; the emphasis on random words made the dialog sound very unnatural.
The story was boring. Typical storyline with a single twist. Yawn. This is a terrible movie in its execution, editing, and acting. But I liked the naked woman.
From the first few moments of the movie, noticing the flat acting, it felt like a low-budget film. To its credit, this IS a low-budget film, but that doesn't mean poor acting and editing are required. Look at the original Clerks movie. With a budget less than 1/3rd of Sushi Girl's, they made a movie with likable and relatable characters, a story line that works, and editing that makes the pace of the movie brisk.
Lines were delivered like this: "You know WHY we're here." (longer-than-necessary pause) "WHY are we here?" (long pause) "YOU already KNOW why." (Caps indicate vocal emphasis.) Everything felt so forced; the emphasis on random words made the dialog sound very unnatural.
The story was boring. Typical storyline with a single twist. Yawn. This is a terrible movie in its execution, editing, and acting. But I liked the naked woman.