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The Eel (1997)

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Summary: White-collar worker Yamashita finds out that his wife has a lover visiting her when he's away, suddenly returns home and kills her... (imdb)
AKA: Unagi
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Directed By: Shohei Imamura
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na atreides
85
T5
na omglol
74
T6
na AndreasThau
55
T4
na catfingers
77
T8
na onetwothree
50
T5
na LEAVES
38
T4
na randori
70
T6
na experimental
80
T6
na AICHEG
73
T6
The story's alright, I guess, but the scoring's sooo ugly. It detracts from the movie's already semi-dull narrative.
na IMDb-byvotes
73
T7
na newsunrize
70
T6
na cloque
8
T8
na Jazzaloha
69
T7
na J. Tavernier
80
T8
na taskn
68
T8
na winds
4
T3
na kagamin
92
T8
na timoA
82
T4
na antitype
76
T7
na jeff_v
80
T9
na vanderdoido
70
T4
na LetsGoEatHuh
60
T8
na JooJoo
5
T4
na BaalMan
80
T6
na NRM02
45
T3
na etherealtard
45
T2
na kellard
83
T6
na avgcrtckr
63
T6
na closedmouth
70
T4
Starts strong, the first act is really good and it continues to be pretty good, though very different to how it started, for the second and most of the third, but the denouement ends up being kinda silly and melodramatic, and the ending is decidedly sentimental. Actually I think it was probably a melodrama all along but it only played its hand about halfway through. The setup kinda reminded me of The Station Agent, though it goes in a different, less satisfying direction.
na pzingg
90
T7
na Renoir
82
T7
na Antoine
68
T4
na beergarden
80
T4
na metzcal
80
T7
na momo000
75
T4
na popolinka
46
T4
na anime salve
88
T8
na il
87
T8
na alexandrsaar
85
T10
na Hezarfen
60
T5
It is fine, not a bad way to spend a couple of hours. But slow, not really that deep, kinda interesting while you are watching it.
na NRM01
57
T5
na trevitron
55
T3
na Gui
75
T7
na lisa77
85
T9
na negative
2
T6
na mikeparasol
93
T10
na burhenn
100
T10
na walkabout
55
T3
na flubug
88
T7
na Bras_Cubas
75
T6
na borges
5
T9
na purity
3
T9
na LRibeiro
89
T10
na flowing
76
T8
na Llopin
80
T6
na cambelboy
76
T7
Imamura is not at his best, but his narration is powerful for sure.
na zae
85
T9
na esse
85
T9
na glkramer
70
T3
na Spunkie
60
T6
na agrilledfish
80
T8
na FitFortDanga
67
T4
Blah. Reminded me of a lot of American indie films... metaphors that don't mean much, brooding male lead character, free-spirited female lead, a couple of quirky oddballs, mobsters, etc.
na Darbicus
60
T5
na whereismybox
85
T9
na DuaneNeitzel
80
T6
na filmaffinity
72
T8
na coltrane
4
T5
na jacobb1313
68
T6
It seems to fit within Imamura's oeuvre but lacks the sort of punch that is expected. I do appreciate its quirkiness, and the relationship between the leads.
na CHOICECOD
72
T4
na givethanks
79
T9
na Veterini
98
T10
na silversand
77
T5
na Mawazh
80
T8
na filmcricket
61
T6
na NilbogSavant
82
T7
na Jaifman
86
T8
na Sharyna
67
T4
na LouisMazzini
70
T5
na cinema_hell
75
T5
na digitalmonk
68
T4
na excowboy
71
T8
na El Duke
85
T7
na nihilanth
78
T7
na jec372
95
T9
na imdb
73
T8
na viva hate
4
T2
na Islandia
6
T6
na citizenzxc
73
T3
Average Tier 6.3 from 88 Rankings rss