Movie Reviews: Hold Me Back

2 Hrs 13 Mins

Rating

★★★

Duration

2 Hrs 13 Mins

Movie Digest

The movie tagline is “Solo is Wonderful”. The movie traces the journey of Kuroda Mitsuko, who is thirty-one years, single woman who lives with her other self A, also her counselor.

She believes that she and A will live happily ever after until she meets Tada, a sales person younger than her.

Will Kuroda let go of A or let go Tada is the story.

The Feel-Good Part

The storyline is refreshing and unusual with great cinematography.

The Disappointing Factor

The movie duration is long and with taut editing, time reduced.

In-Depth Analysis

Adapted from the book Watashi O Kuitomete by Risa Wataye, the movie talks about Kuroda Mitsuko, a thirty-one-year-old, single woman. She shares her life and moments with A, her other self who also acts as her counselor and advices her correctly. Kuroda is happy with A and is confident that nothing will change in her life.

But her world is shaken, when she meets Tada-Kun, a salesperson, younger than her.

Will Kuroda and A move on or will she give up on Tada is the story.

Star Power

The cast is led by Non who plays Kuroda and Kento Hayashi who plays Tada. Both of them have played their characters well especially the poignant moments.

Overall Opinion

A beautiful and touching story showing the two aspects of life, solo or couple. A must watch for all the romantic hearts.