AIR DOLL (2009) - Sept. 19, 2009
An odd misstep for Hirokazu Koreeda, this wasn't bad by any means, but it definitely wasn't on the same level as Koreeda's previous films. About a sex doll who comes to life and then begins to see what life is like as a human, including working at a videostore an starting a romance with one of her coworkers, this was definitely well made, but it was kind of odd and something about it just didn't quite work. It was just as slow as Koreeda's previous films, but unlike those I definitely felt the slowness -- the usual richness of character typical of a Koreeda film seemed lacking. It probably didn't help that the film focused mostly on the air doll, who just didn't seem to be an interesting enough character to carry the entire film. **1/2
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