Dog Star (2002)

Dog Star (2002). 2h 5m

“I have seen the 2002 Japanese romantic comedy u0026quot;Dog Staru0026quot; once before, however I had forgotten about the actual contents storyline and only remembered the movie by name and a rough idea of the story. And thus, as I happened to stumble upon the movie again here in 2023, of course I opted to revisit it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe storyline in u0026quot;Dog Staru0026quot;, as written by Takahisa Zeze, whom also directed the movie, was adequate. It wasnu0026#39;t really an outstanding storyline, and perhaps that is why the contents of the plot and story had dissipated from my memory. It made for a watchable movie, for sure, but it just wasnu0026#39;t packing that much of a wow effect or a memorable punch.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe acting performances were adequate, but it grew a bit tiresome to watch Shiro in human form, especially since the movie dragged on for 125 minutes. I am not saying that actor Etsushi Toyokawa did a poor job, not at all, but the character and the contents written for the character wasnu0026#39;t all that great. It was fun to see Ryo Ishibashi in a movie such as this.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI believe that I found u0026quot;Dog Staru0026quot; to be more enjoyable the first time watching it, but it just came off as a bit bland here the second time. And that 125 minute runtime didnu0026#39;t exactly help to improve on the viewing experience. A more roundhanded cut in the editing room would have benefitted the final result of the movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWatchable for what it was, my rating of writer and director Takahisa Zezeu0026#39;s 2002 movie u0026quot;Dog Staru0026quot; lands on a five out of ten stars.”