Theatre: A Love Story (2020)
2h 16m | PG-13
The director of a theatre company is in crisis and his actors have lost confidence in him. One day he meets a woman wearing the same shoes as him, immediately sparking chemistry between the two.
Director: Isao Yukisada
Studio: Shochiku
Genre: Drama, Romance
Video: 720p
Cast
Kento Yamazaki
as Nagata
Mayu Matsuoka
as Saki
Kanichiro Sato
as Nohara
Sairi Ito
as Aoyama
Shusaku Kamikawa
as Aoyama's Friend
Ritsu Otomo
as Aoyama's Friend
Reviews
There's much to like about this, though the slowness is severely debilitating. I ended up digging the story, enjoying the cast and becoming interested in the characters but the extremely slow, one of the slowest paces I've ever seen, nature of <em>'Theatre: A Love Story'</em> just significantly overshadows any positives feelings I have for this unfortunately. It's 2hrs 15mins and I felt every single second, by the end I felt like I had just watched a 3hr+ movie. And that sucks, because I came close to enjoying it. Kento Yamazaki and Mayu Matsuoka are very good, I am more than open to seeing more of their respective works. As I type this my instant thoughts about this 2020 flick are actually positive, but I can't let the pacing issues slide sadly. Worth a watch, despite my feelings I'm not surprised to see others love it - each to their own, as always!