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| National Amusements | Release Date: August 20, 1999 |
Starring:
Emi Shinohara, Hideyuki Hori, Junko Iwao, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Masaaki Ôkura, Masashi Ebara, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Yoku Shioya, Yôsuke Akimoto
Summary:
A retired pop singer turned actress' sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.
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Adapted by Sadayuki Murai from Yoshikazu Takeuchi's novel, "Perfect Blue" creates an increasingly terrifying world and pulls you into it with the effectiveness of a Hitchcock suspense classic. [07 Oct 1999, p.F16]
All the elements of a modern Hitchcock-style murder mystery are brilliantly handled, while the sort of tricks usually deployed to misdirect the audience are intelligently positioned to draw us deeper into Mima's tortured psyche until fantasy blurs into deadly reality. The result is a smart, innovative and gut-wrenchingly disturbing film.
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The story line is not much more creative than your average suspense thriller, but "Perfect Blue" does break new ground as an anime film and it offers a dark examination of fame. It's what would happen if Britney Spears went to hell. [01 Oct 1999]
What starts out as a fairly conventional and effective stalker drama with a cyber-twist, soon gets too cute with its dreams within dreams set pieces and shifting realities. It’s kinda nifty at first, but Kon just keeps piling it on until you just roll your eyes, throw up your hands, and scream, “Enough!”
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Mar 6, 2023
This was excellent, the pacing and editing were probably the best for any animated movie ever. Think definitely the most 'adult' and **** up animated movie I can remember watching.
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