Masquerade Night (2021) User Reviews

Entertaining for a Sunday afternoon

[Hombredelfuturo · 5/10 · 20 April 2022]

Well; is a TV movie so the expectations are not so high however, it works pretty good no matter that is long.

I did not watched the first part but is not so much related except for the detective et all.

First scene with the Tango dancing is quiet good, after that many camera cliches that you can see it in a Hollywood movie.

Plot is a bit.muzzy at some point; also a bit cartoonish too.

I do not know but doubt that any Police force in this World that we live spend all that team, resources and logistic to have that big operation to prevent a possible crime however, the Japanese idea to work all together as a lot is well used here from the part of Police and Hotel personal.

Good colors and good Music from the past too.

The story is just to try to catch a possible murder that for unknown reason would be commit a crime inside a quality Hotel in Tokyo and along that the team is discovering possible masquerades that can unveil or mud the path to the true.

Sequel Perhaps More Entertaining Than Original.

[net_orders · 6/10 · 30 October 2022]

Once again it's a cultural clash between hoteliers and undercover police in dealing with a serial killer who is on the hunt in a hotel. For the police, anything goes, since everyone is a suspect when trying to neutralize the murderer and any accomplices; for the hoteliers, customer, er, "guest," privacy is paramount and anything a guest desires hoteliers will strive to provide even if the former seems suspicious. The story line is super loaded with clever red-herring scenes involving 500 guests (talked a lot about, but never entirely on camera) checking in and preparing to attend a New Year's Eve masquerade bash. Perhaps the best (and certainly the most hilarious) scenes have to do with hotelier ingenuity in dealing with a billboard advertisement that is blocking a clear view of the Tokyo Tower from a guest's window. The script is a bit uneven. How the police quickly zero in on a handful of suspects when there are 500 candidates is not entirely clear. The wrap-up, fill-in-the-blank ending seems overly clever and, hence, convoluted. It also includes a mad rush to save an unconscious hotelier (in a complete change of costume) newly targeted to protect the killer's identification (or just jazz things up?). Ending scenes seem to go on and on as well as set things up for another sequel plus the possibility (yet again!) of a future romance between the hotelier and the police detective played by the costars. Direction is okay, but acting can be a bit hammy especially by those playing police characters. There is also a lot of running around for no apparent reason (perhaps some players like to jog indoors?). Cinematography and lighting are fine, but score suffers from the same pretentiousness as in the original movie. Subtitles need some serious editing to increase brevity and reduce flash-by speed. Next trip to Tokyo, I want to stay in this hotel! Viewed at a JICC Virtual J-film event. WILLIAM FLANIGAN.

Tango!!!

[mohammadirfan274 · 8/10 · 18 March 2022]

Much much much better than the first one!! Everyone is amazing but kumiko aso brings such an acting power to her character!! She is really great in this movie!! Such a great actress!!! Kumiko aso is mvp!!!