It 's like listening to unsolicited advice from a distant relative for 2 hours and not being able to answer back. The main characters spoke the same way as if it was a 2 hour monologue with different voices and faces. I loved the manga and I wanted to re-read the manga before watching this but I was too excited and watched the movie. I think they choose the wrong story for the edgy style of cinematography they used. It felt a little forced, would have loved to see the film style on Ai Yazawa stories instead or a Bakemonogatari live action in this style if that's even possible.