Magical Duels

TRICK: THE MOVIE 2 (2006) - Namkam Yukie, Abe Hiroshi

Having waited patiently for two years, 8 months and nineteen days, to see TRICK: THE MOVIE 2, I've used my newly discovered spiritualist powers to finally watch it. If you like Trick, you'll like the movie, if you don't like Trick, you're probably not gonna watch the movie anyway. It favors the fan, but it's accessible enough for anyone that never Trick before.

The budget's big enough that there's a smattering of cgi effects, otherwise it's vintage Trick. I'd say this movie resembles Trick Shinsaku Special more than Trick The Movie, though there is at least one thing re-cycled from the first movie. It's Trick, so you kinda know what to expect, in this case it's a good thing.

Mostly it's just fun to see where Ueda and Yamada's relationship is going (not to mention Yabe's relentless quest for that one magical hot spring; sorta like Lina Inverse's search for that one magical hot spring). We also get a nice c-story with Yamada's mum.

The ending's left open (Yamada's mom will be pleased with one development, though), so maybe it's not too much wishful thinking that Nakama Yukie and Abe Hiroshi will pull a hat trick someday.