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An outsider wanting to stereotype all Japanese movies would find Kamikaze Girls a feast. It features the staple ingredients – a young woman who loves to wear frilly dresses, long socks and bonnets like a manga character, kitsch editing and music, rebel girls in leather on motorcycles, and a plot that allows for some silly comic book moments. Anyone who has seen Guitar Wolf vehicle ‘Wild Zero’ would really enjoy this.
And although there are certain aspects to enjoy, there is a limited amount of material to carry your attention right to the end where a baffling fight occurs between the two female leads and the local motorcycle gang.
Having said that, the two leads offer solid performances and their chemistry is natural. Strong supporting turns from bit characters that are larger than life enhance it also. But the performances can’t save what is essentially a mediocre film.
