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It's not often that I am at a loss for words, but Ambiguous Places left me completely speechless. This is what happens when you take a daft, absurd and silly comedy, and you dehydrate it until all the vitality has been drained from it. It's hard to discern logic, a sliver of coherence or a deeper meaning, but who needs any of that. This is an unapologetic comedy, a celebration of the absurd and deadpan that had me laughing out loud all the way through. A true delight.
I love Ikeda's vibe. His preference for absurd, loopy, dry comedy is the purest I've ever seen. Stark camerawork, bone-dry performances, and increasingly silly gags make up most of the film, and the result is glorious. It's not going to be for everyone, the film is one-note (by design) and you genuinely need to love his style of comedy to get anything out of it, but it made me laugh out loud more than once, which doesn't happen often. It's not quite as good as Ambiguous Places, but an absolute treat for people who can embrace the absurdities.