Train Man (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Nakatani Miki (Actor)
| Yamada Takayuki (Actor)
| Okada Yoshinori
| Kuninaka Ryoko
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Kevin Kennedy
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August 26, 2007
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August 26, 2007
Brilliant romantic fantasy
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"Train Man" is the secret fantasy of everyone's inner geek. I think we all have that dream of doing something heroic for our secret Romeo or Juliet and having it pay off in eternal love. Of course, it never quite works out that way in real life. And, given the ambiguous ending of "Train Man", the viewer is left to wonder whether it wasn't all a dream in this superb movie as well. Yamada Takayuki is spectacular as the emotionally repressed otaku known as Train Man. His character is so wrapped up in his anxieties -- and Yamada does such a wonderful job of projecting those anxieties into Train Man's expressions and movements -- that it at times reminds me of Dustin Hoffman's performance as the autistic savant in "Rain Man". It is really that good. Nakatani Miki has an enormous challenge in her role. She is the beautiful daughter of a well-heeled family who has a job in the corporate world that involves international travel. Why would such a put-together young woman fall for the ultra-nerdy Train Man? It is a testimony to her acting chops that ultimately she makes us believe that his ham-handed, yet tender attentions to her are just what she seeks. Train Man's group of cyber-friends serve as a Greek chorus for the film's action. Usually, it is a terrible mistake to have a film's characters spend much time at a computer sending messages; it is an inert activity that it can drain the life out of a movie. I've never seen this technique work so well as it did in this movie. Kudos to the filmmakers for making this community of cyber-buddies a lively, touching, and often hilarious vehicle for moving the story forward. I can wholeheartedly recommend "Train Man" to everyone. I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. |
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