Fails to resolve a single plot thread in its three-hour runtime. My knees hurt so bad after sitting through this slog.
On principle, I have a vehemence for narratives upholding the sanctity of the nuclear family, but this film's insistence on its value is ESPECIALLY baffling.
A stunning use of the animation medium with a strong, succinct narrative. Absence is a haunting presence, stasis is horror!
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Not only is this extremely not how stray dogs work, the internal cartoon logic was so horrifically contradictory that there was no way to suspend your disbelief long enough to even begin to care about what happens. I could name a thousand things I hate about this movie. Here's a sample: the pacing is unbelievably sluggish and disjointed, and throws in event after event seemingly just to make the movie longer. None of the characters were likeable, and everything they…
My favorite Satoshi Kon film! If you're sick of the average American Christmas movie's imperial nostalgia-fest, let this honest and empathetic perspective soothe your soul instead.
