IMO this is not one of Koreeda's best films, such as Nobody Knows, Still Walking, After the Storm or Shoplifters. It was just OK. I think the main problem I had with it was that THERE WAS TOO MUCH DIALOGUE! It seemed like it was one scene of dialogue after another scene of dialogue. Usually directors set up scenes before conversations--that was not the case with this film. I know Koreeda makes a lot of talky movies--but I thought this was was really talky. It was so talky that oftentimes I didn't have enough time to read the subtitles because there were so many of them! Another thing--I didn't really see the point of having the cops in the movie. IMO they didn't really add anything to the story. Was this supposed to be a family drama or a cop story? It didn't seem like Koreeda knew what he wanted to make.
Review of Broker
