It feels very Japanese, but sadly in the sense of 'took the escalator one level too high in Akihabara' rather than 'culturally distinct and fascinating to watch'.

Sion Sono's manga adaptation is an insane ride filled with more risqué sex jokes than any Western comedy would ever allow.

There are enough cleavage and upskirt shots of young Japanese girls to satisfy a pervert's wettest dream. But ... Virgin Psychics is also seriously undermined by its dreadful storytelling.

Everything eventually culminates in a muddled finale that fails to make clear what the genuine revelations are supposed to be, or offer any sense of true conclusion to the story, making you wonder what the point of it all was.