This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

"Jiro Kitamura" (Keisuke Koide) is a lonely young man who has nobody to celebrate his birthday with him. That night while buying a present for himself he sees a beautiful young woman (played by Haruka Ayase) in the process of shoplifting some clothes in the department store and he watches with fascination as she leaves in a totally nonchalant manner. Their eyes meet and she smiles at him. Not long afterward he goes to a restaurant to celebrate his birthday and while he is eating she comes in and sits down next to him. What then transpires is a whirlwind evening that he remembers until his next birthday a year later. Now, rather than reveal what happens next and risk spoiling the movie for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a cute little "rom-com" sci-fi which one might enjoy watching with somebody special. Having said that I should probably also mention that this movie was filmed in Japanese and used English subtitles. Additionally, there were a couple of scenes which were a little slow and drawn out. Even so, I thought that both Keisuke Koide and Haruka Ayase played their parts real well and for what it's worth I rate this movie as slightly above average.

I don't care what anyone says, I absolutely loved this film. The villains in this movie were really stupid, and the story is really far-fetched, but I was able to tolerate it since it IS a sci-fi romantic comedy.From the drama series I've seen, Ayase Haruka had always been a horrible actress. However, I've always felt the worst actors/actresses perform extremely well in emotionless roles, and this was not an exception. Not only that, she was fantastic when she finally showed emotion in the human role. Casting was perfect since she also has that strikingly cool looks in addition to her beauty. Koide Keisuke, as usual, did a very fine job, and cameos by various established film and drama supporting actors were very funny as well.The direction for this movie was fantastic. Although I have to admit the future scenes were really cheesy, the special effects in general were fun to watch, and the whole film was nicely paced. One event led to another, spontaneous plot devices, I laughed and I cried.This movie is directed by the same director as "My Sassy Girl". I enjoy Korean romantic comedies, and this movie actually have actors I'm familiar with, so it was a blast for me. Although there were some serious flaws in story and time travel paradox, I really connected with the two main characters, and there were so many memorable scenes thanks to the wonderful direction. I especially liked the repetition of the first scenes from Ayase Haruka's point of view. The "days with her" sequence with HI-FI CAMP's "KIZUNA" was one of the best insert song sequence I have ever encountered.I guess there's a reason Bruce Lee robot was introduced in the end... "Don't think, just feel!" This movie is like Doraemon and Nobita, except Doraemon is also Shizuka-chan. Give it a try with an open mind.

In the original Pygmalion (not My Fair Lady) a guy who was tired of real women tried to create his own. But ultimately wasn't satisfied with her because she was not living and breathing. So he left her and went to a festival then came back and at some point some how she was more so real to him. In Pinnochio, Gepetto built a boy puppet because he wanted a son. But was not happy because he was not initially a real boy who could feel emotions. Eventually following a tragedy he became real. This movie has a lot in common with these two stories premise wise if not at the very least structure wise.I have to agree with the first guy who reviewed this movie. This movie is slow paced a bit and near the end I found myself skipping ahead just to get to the end which is actually the beginning. Overall it is a very heart felt movie. But with that being said? It appeals more to the heart than to the brain. You know how most time travel movies always have some plot holes in the logic or motivation of the characters? There are some plot holes here as well.The real spoilers/plot holes begin here. I mean for one the very reason why he built the Cyborg girl was to avert being shot up by the gunman. After she had dealt with the gunman shouldn't she have ceased to exist? I mean where's his motivation to build said Cyborg girl if he's no longer shot up by the gunman? Also he mentioned that the way he was able to build her was because he won the lotto that night. Really? what lotto in fact I don't recall him ever buying a ticket for said lotto let alone do I recall him building her so she could still exist in this alternate time-line.Unless it happened 65 years into the future a future which since modern science has rejected the prospect of an alternate dimension is completely unfeasible. Since his body would be no longer riddled with bullets or anywhere near the state it was in when he built her to begin with.Again this is movie is built on more of an emotional appeal not so much logic do they do throw some in there. The logic is not where it shines. I do believe that if anyone will ever build a time machine that the Chinese will do it first if not another portion of Asian community. So no I don't think its too far-fetched for such a girl to exist. The thing she does with her eyes is a bit creepy though hard to believe they had her do that.Also in the dance sequence when she was trying to dance robotic? They should have hired a real pop and locker to do the robotic dancing cause she was too fluid with her movements she needed to be more stiff and precise not fluid especially in the arms.

I do not know about other people but I went to see this movie because it was directed form the same guy that made My Sassy Girl, Classic and Daisy. This guy really does have a good record of making romantic movie in different situation. He has his own style of making romantic movie and this is another of his hearth warming, cliché, intrigue and tear jerking movie.The stories about the lonely college student about to find his love that turn out to be the cyborg from the future send to protect him for the unknown reason. Though the story isn’t that original but hardly any movie does nowadays so it doesn’t quite really bother me, anyway it has been execute pretty well though slow from time to time and drag on and never end like AI: Artificial Intelligence. And in the end it got a too wrap up ending (at least for me).There are quite a few scenes that will managed to delivered what it suppose to bring and in the end (if you don’t felt bore by it first) it will be pretty much a heart touching story that really intrigue you.The casting, well I think it was pretty darn good, after all it seem to consist of only two main character and a few more that add little to the story. They do pretty much have a pretty great chemistry even though one of them is a robot.Overall I do pretty much like it though I felt it was overlong for it also got a very slow pace, but I do pretty much expected from this guy flick. So it was alright by my standard. In the end I didn’t felt riff-off so that is a good thing, though I highly doubt I will watch it again soon.Recommendation: I went to see it on big screen, but I highly recommend you rent DVD.Reason To Watch: Touching, Cyborg is Hot!! Reason Not To: Slow Pace, Too Wrap Up Ending (Though I Understand Why).Rating: 6.5/10 (Grade: C+)