Out of the two live action Higurashi films, in my opinion this film was the best! I don't think there was a single scene that was boring and even though i have watched the anime so i knew what to expect; the fighting scene was pretty epic and so was the music and images at the beginning so overall i think they did an awesome job putting this film together!! the actors did a fantastic job portraying their characters considering most of them either suspicious or mentally disturbed - i guess i just really was characters that are really twisted and crazy; it spices things up! like i said in my review to the other Higurashi film - try not to compare, watch with an open mind and enjoy!! :)