Restless (2011): The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII. (6.5)
Director: Gus Van Sant
Writer: Jason Lew
Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper and Ryo Kase
I liked this movie because it deals with death and dying. But the story is anything but melancholy. There are some quirky jokes and humor in the subject matter. It certainly deals with a few heavy themes and does a fairly good job of conveying the emotions to the viewer. Okay, so you think that the kamikaze pilot ghost is a bit of a stretch towards the end, but it turns out, that also stands in for some thing/one else. Yeah, there's more to this movie than what appears on the surface. My Rating: 7.5
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