A great film! It may not be the wham bam, crash bang, fastest film from Miike but it has its own driving force and momentum that carries the story forward as we wrestle with the characters wrestling with their own survival. For a film made outside his own country and with a largely Taiwanese crew this is a remarkable achievement. It struck me as wrong that from time to time I found myself reflecting on the way the film had been made instead of being totally absorbed but it is just that there is such beauty here, such constant and torrential rain and such difficult terrain, be it a warren of 'piss alleys' or a barren beach or precarious roof tops, that it is impossible not to gasp at just what the guy achieves, seemingly with such ease, and such speed.
Review of Rainy Dog
