It's hard to believe that this is a Toho production, the company that would become synonymous for the goofy franchise that is Godzilla.
It tells the story of a marriage that despite only being less than a year old is already struggling. The husband has grown unhappy and has his eye on another woman, but what should he do?
Nadare otherwise known as Avalanche is a very slow paced movie that truth be told became really rather boring. To make matters worse I struggled to care about many of the characters, especially our lead. How could I possibly care about this guys plight?
The whole thing builds to a very bleak grim finale that I certainly didn't see coming and again underlines my surprise that these are the same people who brought us countless goofy giant monster movies.
Despite the finale this could have been so much better if only it didn't drag so much and was a tad more engaging. It's surprising in fact that it could drag at all as it's only just an hour in length.
Grim heartbreaking stuff.
The Good:
Has its moments
The Bad:
Really badly drags
Ending is very hard hitting and questionably needless
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Early Japan cinema was merciless!
It tells the story of a marriage that despite only being less than a year old is already struggling. The husband has grown unhappy and has his eye on another woman, but what should he do?
Nadare otherwise known as Avalanche is a very slow paced movie that truth be told became really rather boring. To make matters worse I struggled to care about many of the characters, especially our lead. How could I possibly care about this guys plight?
The whole thing builds to a very bleak grim finale that I certainly didn't see coming and again underlines my surprise that these are the same people who brought us countless goofy giant monster movies.
Despite the finale this could have been so much better if only it didn't drag so much and was a tad more engaging. It's surprising in fact that it could drag at all as it's only just an hour in length.
Grim heartbreaking stuff.
The Good:
Has its moments
The Bad:
Really badly drags
Ending is very hard hitting and questionably needless
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Early Japan cinema was merciless!