ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made

Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

The Movie Diorama Asian cinema tends to reside on the extremities of the film spectrum. They are either ridiculously subdued or extremely visceral. This post-modernistic thriller manages to land on the latter side and then some! However, its absurdity consequently increases its implausibility. A teacher confides in her class with regards to her daughter recently dying in an accident, convinced that some of her pupils actually murdered her. The narrative soon explores various confessions of characters involved in the mystery that rapidly creates a complex web of deceit and jealousy. An increasingly interesting plot structure that consistently shifts between these characters and possible motives. We view different perspectives from numerous relatable persons including teachers, students and mothers. All still relating to the thrilling plot. Nakashima bravely identifies the culprits early on after an outstanding twenty minute monologue that contains more tension than most Hollywood thrillers put together. He then proceeds to unravel the motivation behind the crime where psychological strands and moral compasses are heavily tested. Frequently shocking, forever engaging and incredibly stylistic. Yet, the second and third act are so overwrought and elaborate, in an attempt to neatly tie up the mystery, that the tension depreciated far too quickly. Its cold calculated exterior prevented any warmth to seep through, ultimately making it difficult to become invested in some of the characters. A few individuals though, the avenging Moriguchi and prodigy Shuya especially, are fleshed out and thematically portray the preciousness of life. The excessive utilisation of slow motion may seem derivative at first but surprisingly propels a stylistic purpose to the drama. Taking its time to fully render the inner darkness amongst these delinquents. I must confess, despite the several implausibilities, my admiration for the creative narrative and dark nature further cements my love for Japanese cinema.

dreameable This is a thriller movie about a grieving mother who turns into cold-blooded avenger with a twisty plan to pay back those who were responsible for the death of her daughterThis is the best movie that I have a chance to watch so far, I recommended to every friend who asked for a good thriller movie. The movie is not a very high budget movie judging from the visual quality. But the best part of this story is the storytelling. The word Kokuhaku means "confession" the story progresses by the confession of each character, which reveals more information little by little. The film also shows the many social problems that can be seen in Japan by showing the cause and effect. Some of the details may sound very unrealistic but the movie can deliver in reasonable norms. Each character is very deep and you can't hate any character and once you have finished the movie because everyone seems to be a victim.The pace of the movie gives me no time to breathe, in a good way. It really drags you down and makes you concentrate on it. You really feel the emotion and pleasure of the main character when she takes revenge.

naufalaidin Great movie! from the begining until the end, the movie is very dark and cold

cyanballoon Confessions is dark. Really dark. After watching this movie, I felt empty to the core, and I've seen a lot. This is the story of some people narrating their horrible confession to the viewer. It starts as a pretty straight-forward vengeance plot, but it quickly builds to something much bigger. Our opinion on the characters shift from love to hate every minute and even at the end, we're not exactly sure what to think of them and their actions, and it leaves you empty.The direction of the movie is astonishing. It is not the gift-wrapped-easy-to-watch movie we see everyday. It feels as if the movie was filmed from point A to Z in slow-motion and it sets a pace I've never truly seen before. It was refreshing and gutsy, yet incredibly good. Not only it is refreshing, it also is delightful to watch (special effects are great). The music helps build this pace perfectly and we "really" feel like we're watching a thriller all along. The acting is also fabulous.I recommend this to pretty much everyone who enjoys dark themes, whatever you may like. Be it horror, psychological thriller, drama or anything. It's a slow-motion explosion of serious dark themes, refreshing ideas, beauty and horror.