Cutey Honey

[Don Brown]

>Anno Hideaki's Cutey Honey just came out. I'm really curious about this 
one.
>Instead of contrasting animation and live action like he did in 
Evangelion,
>it seems Anno's trying to combine the two this time. Mark Schilling gave 
it
>4/5 stars. Has anyone else seen it? 

I caught it last week, in an empty theatre on Ladies' Day; apparently 
everyone else in the multiplex was next door watching the hit weepy Sekai 
no Chushin de Ai o Sakebu. 
I can't say I'd rate Cutie Honey as highly as Mark, but if it had 
maintained the momentum created by its highly enjoyable opening sequence it 
could have been one of the films of the year. It's nowhere near as slick 
and polished as Casshern - some scenes look as if they've been shot on 
rather low grade DV, and the fantastic costumes and make-up work sometimes 
don't bear up all that well under close scrutiny - but despite its 
occasional cheapness, the film's Power Rangers-style spectacle is far more 
fun to watch. The tone is nowhere near as lascivious as might have been 
expected, in fact it's quite a wholesome outing, and Sato Eriko embodies 
her character in every sense of the word. Naturally it tends to lag in the 
parts where Cutie's not battling some costumed villain, but  at least 
everyone looks like they're having a blast hamming it up.    
Don Brown

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