1)The reason I watched this: Simply because it's a musical film since I like musicals and rock was my favorite music genre at some point therefore I watched this film. 2) Storyline/Plot: I haven't seen the anime so I didn't know the story beforehand. Generally, it was pretty good and most of all interesting. Positive points: *Rock bands and guitar love; those facts were appealing enough. *The relationships in the film were captivating since they enrolled too many great feelings. *Compititions and races to prove oneself ability and passion for music (rock music to be more specific) was a great theme to follow. *The story's development was smooth: not too fastforward and not too slow. *Considering the fact that this was a musical film, the music rocked, even those who don't like rock would enjoy it while people who are into rock would love the guitar playing. Negative points: *There weren't a lot of concentration on the love story, it was verylight (I like light love stories but this one was ridiculously light). *Other than that, everything was set up in an acceptable way. Story: 8/10 3) Acting/Cast: *Mizushima Hiro: I liked his character and the way he played guitar plus the acting was really convincing. *Satoh Takeru: I'm not too familiar with this actor but I believe that he did a pretty good job especially when it comes to passion for music. *The cast was nicely chosen and the acting was good. *I loved the relationships between the cast specially Beck band's members; it was cool to watch them play, fight, laugh and everything else they've done because every scnene they had together was a simple masterpiece. Cast: 8.5/10 Acting: 9.5/10 4) The ending: I was really waiting for the ending because there was a specific scene that I wanted to know but unfortunatly they kept me in the dark about something I really wanted to hear at the end of the film but that doesn't mean it was a bad ending; it was a cool normal musical film's ending. The ending: 7/10 5)My impression (How did it affect me): *It made my night and it was fun to watch. *Since it's a rock musical film, I knew that I would like it and that's exatly what happened. *Even though it was a little long, I don't believe I got bored at the middle or so, it was smooth to watch. *I enjoyed the music since it gave me back some old rock memories that I thought I lost. My impression: 8.5/10. 6) Overall: *If you like musicals then you really need to watch this (especially if you're Rock music lover). *If you're looking for romance then don't expect much from this. *If You're not J-rock or any type of Rock lover then you wouldn't appreciate this. Overall: 8.5/10.