Zutto mae kara suki deshita: Kokuhaku jikkō iinkai

I've Always Liked You is a charming romantic movie with a relaxed pace and the animation is quite respectable. It also features some charming characters and a pleasant soundtrack. Basically, I cannot think of anything substantial to complain about. On the other hand, although I spent a very enjoyable hour watching this movie, I reckon that in a few days, I am probably only going to vaguely remember having seen "I've Always Liked You." So it is pleasant and enjoyable, although it somehow lacked any real impact. I wonder if it needed some dramatic tension to at least spice up the narrative a bit or if it lacked something else. However, I do not know the answer to that question. So the fact remains that this movie is actually a respectable love story, albeit without any suspense. This is because you can predict the ending after about twenty minutes and during the next forty minutes, almost nothing happens to make you change your mind. So I finally found something to criticize, and I can finally take one star off the rating because the writing of this movie was nice, even though it was still lacking something, and awarding five stars is just not my style (why should it be that easy, right?). 7.5/10. (2016.10.05)