SYNOPSIS:
What in your past would you do differently if you could? We
all have our regrets but what if you found yourself back in
the moment you most regret A Heartful of Love portrays a group
of characters that return to such moments and find the chance
to alter the past. Hiroshi Suzutani, a 30 year old advertising
executive who returns on business to his childhood hometown
of Moji in Kyushu. Visiting Moji for the first time in decades,
Hiroshi discovers that the port city is exactly as he remembers
it; the buildings, the narrow streets and even the inn his
grandmother once owned are completely unchanged. While standing
outside his old home, Hiroshi encounters a young boy and is
stunned to see it is his 10 year old seld, Hiro. He also meets
Kazumi, a young woman whose memory he has always cherised,
though he knows she was gravely ill.
MOVIE
REVIEW
The
premise and concept behind this pseudo science-fiction romance
drama is interesting enough. But coupled with mostly plastic
activity and a poorly written script (not to mention some
unconvincing special effects), A Heartful of Love seemed to
be heading for mediocrity and disaster. We wonder why such
films are even made.
The writing
is poor indeed. The potentially interesting stories regarding
the supporting actors are side stepped and become mere extended
cameos. They serve little purpose to the plot and are easily
replaced.
Granted,
the film does have some ‘heartful’ moments (for
example, the reunion of an old lady with her pet dog) and
at least the actors were all really playing the violin. Other
than that, this film would be just another film that will
go unnoticed in the annals of filmmaking.
I
am still pondering.
SPECIAL FEATURES :
Totally lacking with only two trailers. This will
fare better as a VCD release.
AUDIO/VISUAL:
It comes with only Dolby Digital 2.0. .
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by Darren Sim
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