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Mix of science fiction and romance exploring some of what it is to be human that begins in light-hearted fashion but gradually incorporates a little more depth to proceedings until sadly pushing too far in the final quarter.
Undoubtedly the highlight of the film is Haruka Ayase who manages to inhabit the titular role very well, giving a believable performance as the machine that slowly blossoms into developing some understanding of human emotion. Of course any romance requires at least two and though Keisuke Koide as the other lead has the more conventional role he portrays it well enough and the two do manage a level of chemistry together.
Some of the humour (predominantly in the first half of proceedings) is quite amusing though it has to be said a fair amount is somewhat childish and less effective and it does get a little overly mawkish at times but tonally proceedings are for the most part reasonably well managed.
The effects are rather mixed, some being quite nice but others looking either cheap or unrealistic - especially when attempting things on a larger scale, whilst the lack of any documented repercussions for physically changing historical events may be unimportant in terms of the story but is nevertheless a mite irritating for someone more used to seeing such ramifications in science fiction.
The main problem for me with the film though is the final third, which attempts to make the story more rounded and give closure but just feels somewhat unnecessary, a little convoluted and for the most part unwanted.
Cyborg She is a film that had potential but fails to fully realise it thanks to a few missteps and whilst watchable and even enjoyable to an extent imo only deserves a
Boku no kanojo wa saibôgu
[Cyborg She aka Cyborg Girl aka My Girlfriend Is A Cyborg]
Jae-young Kwak
2008
[Cyborg She aka Cyborg Girl aka My Girlfriend Is A Cyborg]
Jae-young Kwak
2008
Mix of science fiction and romance exploring some of what it is to be human that begins in light-hearted fashion but gradually incorporates a little more depth to proceedings until sadly pushing too far in the final quarter.
Undoubtedly the highlight of the film is Haruka Ayase who manages to inhabit the titular role very well, giving a believable performance as the machine that slowly blossoms into developing some understanding of human emotion. Of course any romance requires at least two and though Keisuke Koide as the other lead has the more conventional role he portrays it well enough and the two do manage a level of chemistry together.
Some of the humour (predominantly in the first half of proceedings) is quite amusing though it has to be said a fair amount is somewhat childish and less effective and it does get a little overly mawkish at times but tonally proceedings are for the most part reasonably well managed.
The effects are rather mixed, some being quite nice but others looking either cheap or unrealistic - especially when attempting things on a larger scale, whilst the lack of any documented repercussions for physically changing historical events may be unimportant in terms of the story but is nevertheless a mite irritating for someone more used to seeing such ramifications in science fiction.
The main problem for me with the film though is the final third, which attempts to make the story more rounded and give closure but just feels somewhat unnecessary, a little convoluted and for the most part unwanted.
Cyborg She is a film that had potential but fails to fully realise it thanks to a few missteps and whilst watchable and even enjoyable to an extent imo only deserves a