GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Paul Magne Haakonsen After having read the reviews on Amazon, and of course as being a fan of Asian movies, then I decided to buy "Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers".Now having sat through it, I must say that the reviews that I read seemed to belong to an entirely other movie, because I didn't find it as interesting as they did. Sure the story is not boring, but it was rather uneventful and really didn't go anywhere. There was no particular climax to the story, and it seemed far longer than an hour and a half.The acting in "Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers" was adequate enough, though there wasn't any particularly interesting performances in the movie. The best performance was by the lead actress, Juri Ueno, however.I was expecting more from the movie, after having read it being about spies. The plot never really fully struck home and shone through on the screen. Hand on heart, then I sit here and think that this movie was basically rather plain and unnecessary.Now, having seen "Turtles are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers", the DVD will be bagged, tagged and placed on the shelf, most likely never ever to be seen again. It just didn't have that much appeal.

Tweekums I came across this film almost by chance; it was recommended on Amazon when I went to by another film. As the price was reasonable and the description sounded different I decided to give it a go. I'm glad I did as it was laugh out loud funny in several places and I found myself smiling throughout. Suzume is an ordinary housewife whose husband is away on business; when he telephones her all he is interested in is whether she has fed the pet turtle. One day as she is going about her mundane life she spots a tiny advertisement which say that anybody interested in becoming a spy should phone the given number. When she does she finds her life changing in subtle ways; having been ordered to act as ordinary as possible while awaiting an assignment she strives to do nothing that might attract attention, this is sometimes a little tricky as her friend Kujaku (Peacock) draws attention where ever she goes! She learns that several people in her town are also employed as spies for an unknown foreign country each striving to go unnoticed to the point that one is famed for his so-so ramen even though he could cook it much better.For an impulse buy this was a real treat, there were lots of laughs and some fairly surreal humour. Juri Ueno was great as Suzume and Yû Aoi was a lot of fun as Kujaku; it is a pity her character wasn't in more, the rest of the characters were also pretty funny too. The plot was never very realistic but then it was never intended to be which is why it can be forgiven the anticlimactic but very surreal ending.

Unicorn_Blade I am kind of surprised to see such low rating and bad reviews.To be quite fair, I found the movie a fantastic entertainment. I hardly ever laugh so much during the film as I did yesterday.First of all, I would not say that plot is nonexistent here. It is pretty chaotic, but that was the point here, and this is where the charm of Turtles lays. I see it in a way as a parody of the detective movies with a simple plot (a crime happened, police is chasing them, the criminal is caught). Here we have no crime, the whole spying looks a bit surreal until the very end, the detectives talk nonsense most of the time, the clumsiness of the investigation is hilarious. Many scenes look just random, but again this is why they are funny. Dancing hairdresser or the lottery with 'fabulous' prices might not add much to the development of the spy plot, but they help to create a great impression of a crazy life the main character is leading. It is the accumulation of the surprising elements and the unexpected that put the smile on my face. You can also find bits parodying teen movies (Suzume crush on Katou, and their rendez-vous years later), and once again, I could not stop laughing how awkward, but how close to real life that was. All in all, I think it is really worth giving it a chance, just sit back and relax, and if you don't expect a highly intellectual film, you might love it as I did.

Daniel Vazquez This film's main attraction is Juri Ueno whose effortless charisma and charm make the film quite watchable if somewhat uneventful.Ueno plays Suzume, a bored housewife who decides to train as a spy at the hands of a middle-aged couple. Some scenes are extremely effective, such as Suzume's attempt to order something so normal that the waitress won't remember what she ordered, but they are the exception rather than the norm.The films moves along smoothly enough, including a de-rigeur chaotic climax with which the film concludes.The film is enjoyable enough. Ueno is always a pleasure to watch, and the quiet charm of the film leaves you with a smile on your face.