Jûni-nin no shinitai kodomo-tachi

12 suicidal teens is not a light movie, but it has a nice ending. At least, a nice enough ending.

What I liked was the individual stories and how different each character was. The mystery thing was intriguing as well. However, the movie felt like there was no theme behind it and no point watching it. Plus, the main story got confusing.

The performances, however, were really good from all actors and actresses. Though one should expect that much from a cast packed with some of the best young stars of Japan.

So, overall, six out of ten.

I immediately wanted to watch this after knowing the cast. And I was not disappointed in the acting department of the movie. I've seen almost every actor in this movie in really different roles and I was immensely impressed by their acting here. Although, I'm not sure if people who are unfamiliar with the cast will enjoy it as much as I did.

The characters' personalities were very eccentric as most Japanese teens in dark disturbing movies are (which actually makes me wonder: are there really Japanese teens with these dramatic and over-the-top reactions and principles or is this just a reflection of anime/manga characters?). However, each character's experiences are a great representation of the different reasons for suicide. That was also one of the best parts of the story: how characters have conflicting reasons on why they want to end their life.

The ending, for me, was great but could have been better. However, the actors made it convincing enough for me to accept it.

I think the movie was overall beautifully shot although I did feel that they achieved it with struggles. In terms of the pace, it's slow as it should be (maybe a bit too slow in the beginning but it did add some tension). It also felt a little bit incomplete.

In summary: good points - fair representation of suicidal teens, cinematography, acting not so good points - it's hard to take the situation seriously if you're not familiar with this kind of genre of japanese film (this hardly counts as a con) bad points - it's not the greatest film but it's on its way to be if they pushed harder (specifically on the ending)

Despite the negative reviews and some understandable critisism this movie truly is worth watching.

(Plot without any spoilers):

It tells a story of 12 teens meeting up in an abandoned hospital, all with the same plan of ending their lives. Before they are able to do so they are faced with a problem. Instead of there being 12 of them, theres 13, and one of the teens is already dead. Deciding they should figure out how this happened before going on with their plan, the mystery begins.

The mystery itself is interesting and is also the main plot of the movie. Its fun to play detective and try to figure out and discover what happened.

The acting and characters were great. Each individual character was unique and had their own reason of wanting to end their life, which was extremely interesting to learn about. Theres also quite a few great actresses: (Hana Sugisaki: Bleach, Blade of the Immortal...) and actors: (Mackenyu: recent One Piece live action..)

Most of the negative reviews talk about the movie not making much sense, which if you go full Gordon Ramsay mode might be true to some extent. For some people this might be a reason to not watch this movie, but for those able to ignore small details it definitely is worth watching despite the heavy subject!

The name gives away the premise, it's about 12 suicidal kids who gather at an abadoned hospital to commit suicide together but there is already a body of a boy nobody regonises. The movie becomes a mystery when they try to figure out who the boy is and how or who got him in while not trying to get caught at the hospital. I love that the characters weren't stereotypes and were unique and the important message at the end was a nice touch but other than that it was nothing special. A bit bland, just above average movie.

The name itself present what kind of movie is this! This is about 12 suicidal guys who met up in a abandoned hospital to reach a desicion how should they die. After getting there, they later found a dead body. Then things started getting ugly. They have to find out who killed this guy before suicide.

This movie is filled with mystery. And also the concept is kind of different and compelling.