Reviews

Story: The premise of this movie has been seen before, probably many times. You have the main character who discovers a way to go back in time to fix certain aspects or to prevent events from happening, something happens (usually negative) because of the constant time leaping, etc etc. Because the story line was familiar, it was pretty obvious what might happen, but something did happen that I was not expecting that's for sure.
Because this is a movie, the pacing was pretty quick. I would be curious to see how this would have played out if it was an actual series.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, and Drama were correctly labeled to this movie for obvious reasons. The romantic side does not fully manifest, however it does pick up steam by the end.
I found the end to be a bit disappointing, mostly because I am a hopeless romantic but it left alot to be imagined by the viewer.

Art: I became first interested in this movie because I would always see clips of it used in AMVs I would watch on YouTube. At first glance, I thought the art style was beautiful and reminded me of the movie Summer Wars. As it turns out, they are both products from the studio Madhouse.
All of the characters look like people you would see on the street which is good to see in this type of story. It made the characters more relatable, which I feel like alot of us have wanted to go back in time to fix something we screwed up.

Sound: The music was gorgeous to say the least. It made me feel like I was witnessing the greatest human creation ever. I definitely prefer instrumentals anyday.
As far as english dubbing is concerned, I feel like they could have casted someone better for the main character Makoto, but she was still pretty decent. My favorite voice was definitely Andrew Francis as Chiaki. Oooh I just love his voice :)

Characters: Again, because this is a movie and not a full fledged series, there were very little back story for anyone. The character with the most story is Chiaki and he isn't even the main character.
Like I said before, I believe a lot of us, if not all, can relate to what Makoto is thinking. Hopefully we wouldn't react so drastically, but who knows how far we would go to make something better.
The characters were pretty flat other than their friendship with each other. It felt like everyone were pawns for Makoto to play with.

Enjoyment: In all, I gave this movie a 7 out of 10. I feel like if it would have been a series, it would have gotten a better score, but it was still pretty great nonetheless. If you are a fan of anything made by Madhouse, or are a fan of time travel, this movie is for you :)