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ACTOR
Takeshi KitanoHidetoshi NishijimaSayuri OyamadaShioli Kutsuna
DIRECTOR
Wayne Wang
SYNOPSICS
While the Women Are Sleeping (2016) is a Japanese movie. Wayne Wang has directed this movie. Takeshi Kitano,Hidetoshi Nishijima,Sayuri Oyamada,Shioli Kutsuna are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2016. While the Women Are Sleeping (2016) is considered one of the best Drama,Mystery movie in India and around the world.
While vacationing with his wife, a writer (Hidetoshi Nishijima) begins following another man (Takeshi Kitano) and woman (Shiori Kutsuna) who are guests at the resort hotel where he stays.
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While the Women Are Sleeping (2016) Reviews
Artsy, film noir mystery
A bored writer on a resort holiday develops a particular curiosity about an older gentleman and his female companion. Compelled to investigate, the writer finds more questions than answers, and begins to get drawn into increasing uncertainty. As the plot thickens, the movie reflects the writer character's confusion, leaving just as much unanswered for the viewer. The movie has a somewhat film noir atmosphere and is artsy because it sketches things out but doesn't complete the picture, to a somewhat unsatisfying effect. I mainly watched this for Takeshi Kitano and although he delivered an appropriate performance, I think he was limited by his role. He plays a very subdued and subtle character and so you only see a narrow view of his acting range compared to his other movies. The tone of the film imposed similar limitations on the other characters, with occasional exceptions. It's not a bad movie but the pacing is a bit slow, the plot is scattered, and character development is limited to the point of being frustrating.
Confusing mystery based on a short story
I watched this movie with subtitles, and even if they were the most poorly translated subs in the history of the world, which they weren't, they couldnt be to blame for a mystery film that never bothers to explain much, nor does it answer any of the questions raised. The movie is engrossing, even if it moves a bit slow and some scenes are padded out. A poster above explains it as if we are seeing it through the protagonists eyes, and we are just as confused as he is...Ok, then why on the last day, Day 5, when he sees the older gentleman pulling his wife into the elevator, why does the movie not show us what he sees when he gets back to the room and finds his wife? Especially considering the old man detours him and shows him something that hints at something darker....Scenes like this hit dead end to frequently(like the 2 separate convos our protagonist had with the restaurant owner, we learn a small crumb of info each time, but then he just goes off about Lion King's and girls tights verses nylons) easy explanations are not made between characters, questions are not asked, which just further confounds the viewer. The movie does a poor job of explaining the couple times when he dreams, or is it when he writes, verses reality...all of which just adds to the confusion. The most egregious issue of all is ZERO questions are answered about the young lady, countless ones are raised, but not a single answer! Im not even 100% sure what happened to her, though a couple scenes hint strongly her demise, but due to the confusion of when he is dreaming/writing, and the fact no one ever answers any of his questions, nor does he explain to anyone what he knows to get a dialogue going...so in the end their are almost no reveals. Does this sound like your kind of mystery/thriller? It was maddening...there was a point in the movie where maybe I thought he was just making this all up, like he was writing the movie into existence ala that John Candy movie from the 80's. Let me put it this way, since IMDB got rid of the message boards, I havent posted one article, but this movie got me to post. Ive seen hundreds of movies since that fateful day, most I would give ratings equal or lower to this movie, but the lack of answers and the utter frustration I feel made me want to warn everyone about what they were about to invest their time into. Its engrossing and interesting but without a true conclusion, it felt like wasted time.
first part OK next downhill
...the days are passing in a luxury seaside village and the story occurs mostly there with only couple of shots in the small town near. The movie promised and delivery until day 2 (every passing day is marked on the screen)or so then it goes downhill; plagued with clichés of the genre and confusing edit and shots. So the suspense gets down and all that mixed stuff start...this is not Hitchcock. -I really like Beat Kitano and always with his style not defraud here. Nishijima works his roll very good; but I see this actor in other movies and works his acting the same way... The story is based in a short one by an Spanish writer. The camera work is good and the color palette is OK but somehow too digital for my taste. Somehow is a good entertainment but nothing more. Is an OK movie hence the 5 stars
Don't watch this. No answers are provided.
This 'mystery' movie just provides mystery but no answers. Pretentious, arty-farty twaddle. I assume it's one of those 'So, viewer, what do you think happened, hmm?' wastes of time.