Too much of everything

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

The acting in this movie is really good.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

43 minutes into the movie and it seems like it's been going on for weeks. That takes some talent, at least. Mind you, I have not read the manga and I've only recently began bingewatching the popular shoujo live-action adaptations. I admit, these movies are kind of a hit-or-miss (80:20) with me and that's all about the characters. I mean ofcourse I expect dramatic acting and crying, the clichés you find in manga and anime and the romantic moments, but that is what you watch it for. I would never let those things lower my rating for a movie like that- as long as the characters come across. I just want to be able to understand them, and find reasons to root for them. The story needs to have a good overall flow for that, create moments that will later have a payoff (I really enjoyed Peach Girl and Kimi ni Todoke for those reasons) And it doesn't always have to make sense, that's half the fun. But right now I'm t a third into this movie and I absolutely despise the lead male character. If this romance story has to start with the main guy sabotaging and manipulating the main female character in any way he can with that smirk on his face with only snidey, rude remarks coming out of his mouth (Great casting, by the way.) it makes me kind of hard to root for them! Kento Yamazaki's acting ain't bad at all, but that's what makes the whole experience all the more irritating. By now the story has evolved into a Love-pentagon and there are some cliché romantic settings but everyone and especially Shuusei is so incredibely rude to eachother, it really bums me out. I still have to sleep, you know. Not used to that in a shoujo! Guys invading personal space is not romantic to me at all so that's more of a personal opinion. Female lead character does nothing to defend herself either. In fact I can already see her crushing on him right now and I can see the dysfunctional, unhealty relationship coming at me with the speed of a force-truck. Not in the mood for that today, maybe some evil-spirited evening in the future when I feel like smashing my TV with a hammer, it might as well from frustration by watching the rest of this movie. Ay so basically- watch it if it's your thing- it ain't mine.

I really liked the manga, so I watched the movie. It's really cute and didn't let me down. he story is well.. it's kind of tiring that she doesn't have characer, but it suits the manga. I also cried, so it can not be that bad..

I love a good shojou manga (and Kento Yamazakiapparently...) and this movie had it all! A good romance, a nice story and some funny parts. Sure there was the all too well known firework festival meet cute, but still, it was a nice film. The story is about a girl who is forced to share her room with the rude boy that had rejected her best friend. And, of course, she gradually discovers that he is not as bad as he seems. Okay, the reason why he was being a bad boy was idiotic. But I guess it couldn't be helped, as it is based on a manga. But there was another thing that bothered me: the leading lady's laugh and cry was all too fake. She did an excellent job with everything else, so why those two troubled her? Good performances from the rest of the cast saved the day, and the fact that there was some chemistry between the actors. So, 6 out of 10.