Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Linda Linda Linda

A few days before the school fair, Kei (Yu Kashii), Kyoko (Aki Maeda) and Nozomi's (Shiori Sekine) rock band lose their lead singer to artistic differences. Left clutching at straws, the one that comes up short is a Korean exchange student, Son (Du-na Bae), who is coxed into filling in even though she hardly speaks any Japanese. As the band perseveres through late night practices, this quirky comedy also touches on the romantic fringes of the band members. But just when it starts to sniff greatness, it loses it viewer and meanders.

Rating: * +

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