Reviews

My initial reaction to the end of the movie was merely awe. I could not believe I had just sat though an hour and a half of nothing. I was attracted to the idea that this was an anime created by the creators of your name, a movie that is visually stunning and has an amazing story. When I saw the romance tag to this movie, I had a similar expectation. That expectation was entirely wrong. This is not a romance, it is 3 separate stories that mesh in inconsequential ways at the end of the film. The combination of the three stories as a single movie feels like a crime as the only similar trait between them is all of the characters are finding their 'meaning' in life and reflecting on their journeys. This is realign just in line with some of the other Netflix originals, throwing money at a shit idea and dressing it up to look nice.

Character:
As individual stories most of the characters felt very generic and dry. The only meaningful story in my eyes was the story of the two sisters a model and a fashion designer. Their "complex" relationship, if you could call it that, was the only redeeming plot point to this entire move.

Art and sound:
The art and sound design are what is to be expected from the studio responsible for a cinematic masterpiece like your name. I find that the only redeeming factor to this lack luster film is that at least I sat though an hour and a half of pretty nothingness.

Overall, I find this movie as a hard no as for someone who has the same reasons to watch as I did. Aside from my own ideals prior to beginning the film, I find that the entire film as a whole is a hobbled tougher amalgamation of half baked stories that the studio just had laying around and decided to pump 3 short films and tie them together for a quick buck.