Takashi Miike’s crime thriller First Love is a wild ride www.theverge.com

“This is fucking wild!” a wounded yakuza member bellows to no one in particular, deep into the heart of Takashi Miike’s latest action-thriller, First Love.
In spite of the tender title, First Love isn’t primarily focused on romance.
Without entirely realizing what he’s doing, Leo helps Monica find a way through her history of abuse.
But he has a notable streak of dark humor as well, and it frequently emerges in First Love.
First Love isn’t a comedy, but it piles up the abrupt surprises and “I can’t believe that just happened” laughs.