The Happiness of the Katakuris (Katakuri-ke no kôfuku) (2001)

Posted : 1 year, 8 months ago at Mar 5 10:06

The Happiness of the Katakuris might best be described as Agatha Christie meets Beetlejuice, and then throw in the Sound of Music. If that sounds like it probably wouldn't work, it sorta doesn't. The musical numbers tend to be very surreal and luckily short. And although there were a few good laughs, and more chuckles, I was glad when the two hour long movie was over. The locations are excellent in this movie, the irony good, and the characters likable. And overall it might have been a much better movie if they had cut it down more, and the pace had been quicker. And the end had me puzzled, but relieved the whole thing was over. However, I might remember it for a long time.

Rating : 5/10