Acclaimed Japanese drama Villain enjoys a limited release in UK cinemas.

Heres Michaels review of a flawed yet thought-provoking film… A setback like this could be fatal.

This brings us toVillain.

But what are they running from?

More pressingly, the police have sniffed out his trail, and are close behind.

The two leads stand in opposition to this damning indictment, but they are stuck between sentimentality and action.

Villain is out today.

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Rating:

3 out of 5