Kamikaze girls - while its western genre might not be one of my favourites - is an exceedingly refreshing film. This was perhaps even multiplied by fact that it was among the last films I saw on a film festival that mainly featured films with dark, sad and/or violent stories.
While some greater details vanished due me not understanding the Japanese (teen) culture and especially because the translation was occasionally lacking (probably because there was too much stuff to cram into subtitles), the overall mood was efficiently conveyed and I felt myself immersed into the strange (and obviously vastly exaggerated) Japanese teen film.
The basic story wasn't really that special, but this was compensated with excellent acting and photography. While perhaps not an artistic masterpiece, it was definitely an excellent piece of entertainment and more than surpassed its western counterparts in the field of comedy.
While some greater details vanished due me not understanding the Japanese (teen) culture and especially because the translation was occasionally lacking (probably because there was too much stuff to cram into subtitles), the overall mood was efficiently conveyed and I felt myself immersed into the strange (and obviously vastly exaggerated) Japanese teen film.
The basic story wasn't really that special, but this was compensated with excellent acting and photography. While perhaps not an artistic masterpiece, it was definitely an excellent piece of entertainment and more than surpassed its western counterparts in the field of comedy.