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Jan 18, 2018
I got exactly what I expected; a bit of a weird plot, but a lot of really fun ideas backed up by some spectacular animation talent.

The main draw of the movie is pretty simple; it's visually stunning. It's got high speed action scenes, fascinating locations, and my personal favorite, incredibly charming character moments. I absolutely loved seeing the cat glare at the camera at random moments, or Mary pat her hair after getting complimented on it for the first time, or the broom bounce around, or a robot roll its eyes over its head. These moments have very little to do with the story, but I couldn't help but keep my eyes peeled for them because they absolutely made the movie for me.

The story was...simple, and for the most part I don't have a problem with that, I always understood what was going on and could therefore let my focus go to the aforementioned visuals. The one thing that did bug me however was how no meaningful progress was made during the second act. Stuff certainly happens, but the main character doesn't learn from it, and we start the third act no closer to achieving her goal of rescuing Peter. It wasn't a huge deal, but it was a distraction and they could have avoided that by structuring the film differently.

All in all though, really fun time, I heartily recommend it, and this is only 40% of Studio Ponoc's power
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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