Okay I read some reviews and summaries - Shin is definitely more avant garde, not as conventional. Parts of that I enjoyed but I personally have a low tolerance for exposition monologues if nothing else is happening on screen so those really took me out. And Ichimonji came in way too late in the film imo to earn the Double Riders payoff but also he should have come in earlier because his vibe was so much more fun and could've lightened up Hongo a lot sooner.