Kita Kita is a light, cheesy romantic flick, but not the usual one. Girl gets temporary blindness, meets Boy, who is not exactly physically attractive. What will happen if Girl regains her sight? It’s very novel premise, and perhaps, the only thing that keeps the plot together, like a dish that has one main ingredient, the rest being a dash or two of this or that spice. This simplicity comes as a virtue, especially for a film whose main goal is magpakilig. For the first half where Girl goes blind, the movie wanders into Kdrama territory, indulging its audience with the beauty of Sapporo using perfectly sanitized shots. Then – not-so-spoiler alert – Girl regains her sight and some twist of sort happens. The masterplan of an intricately planned plot is revealed. You either enjoy the cleverly written story – which is what most people experienced, or, if you are like me, you are jolted out of the lives of the characters you have come to love, into the ugly feeling of being aware that you are in a cinema. The suspension of disbelief came crashing, though not into complete disappointment. It’s not a bad movie, not an exceptional one either. But it’s cute and I had a few good laughs. Still recommended. Rating: 6 of 10.
(Photo above is a screenshot from the trailer.)
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