Code Blue: Dokutá heri kinkjú kjúmei

A decent send off to characters who started out together a decade ago. They were relatively inexperienced actors back then, so they were well suited to the roles of rookie doctors. In the third season they started to pass the scepter to a new generation, and it's awfully nice that the creators went down that route rather than keeping the five in the same stage and going nowhere. They've all grown up and started passing on their knowledge. I feel like the movie is the cherry on top of the series, to make it very clear where their lives and aspirations are going to go. On the other hand, I don't think this is quite enough for a feature film. Sure, we have poignant scenes and human drama again, but it feels a bit like the film doesn't have a climax. Even the tension that we might have felt in the special after the first season isn't really there. In the end, this isn't a film primarily about the doctors and their work, but about people and their lives, which is a difference from previous episodes in the Code Blue world, and I can't say I'm completely satisfied with it. Yes, I'm satisfied knowing what's next for the characters, how they've moved on over the past ten years, but I also watch Code Blue for the suspenseful medical cases and accidents. A decent send-off. Bye bye. (12.04.2019)