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Duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Alternative Title: Hana to Arisu
Genre: Comedy, Drama, School life, Friendship
Main Cast: Suzuki Anne, Aoi Yu and Tomohiro Kaku
Plot Summary: When two best friends develop a crush on the same boy, they develop a plan to trick him into dating them. (c)MDL
They frequently went on dates and the guy fell for him. Alice too. I was really moved when Alice told the guy (she called him 'Mark') "wo ai ni" which means I love you after she suggesting through her actions that she's giving him to Hana. I sympathize with Alice because she has to give up her feelings just because of her bestfriend.
As the ending approached, Hana, as guilty as she is, confessed to the guy the truth and the guy told her he knew it all along. I was so happy when Hana told him that if he loves Alice then she'll be happy for them. Aww, friendship! I love it so much.
Then Alice was finally accepted in a job offer (modelling for a mag) specifically after impressing the director (I guess?) in her beautiful ballet dance (though it was totally unrelated to the offer to her). The ending was only showed Hana and Alice, together again, still as bestfriends in spite the challenge they have to overcome.
Overall, it was a sweet and touchy movie about love and friendship. I also love the scenes about Alice and her father. It was sad and realistic. I am really rooting for Alice and Mark. I love them both though the guy's quite irritating sometimes. Haha.
If there's something negative about this film, I guess it's the length. I bet if they've edited it once again, they can still show the beauty of this film with lesser hours. Umm..also, they should add more songs. That will make this movie perfect! I encourage everyone to watch it whether you have a bestfriend or not!
My rating: 8/10
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