Masterful, suspenseful Spielberg. I loved the effects for the first 3/4 and then got a bit tired of them when they were on screen for the most of the final act.

Frighteningly raw and real. So real that I’m kind of suspicious about the production team, now…

Nice job, Goro 🙇 
Ghibli films always make me appreciate the little things, the details. Now I just wish I could’ve been a teenager in a Japanese town by the sea in the 60s.

Sometimes you can leave mystical things unexplained and it won’t matter. This didn’t feel like one of those times.

Another review said “Wildly unique yet still feeling completely unoriginal.” and I feel that completely. Not enough of Nosey and not enough character development, but still kind of cute and kind of fun.

Cute and kind of fun, but definitely not the depth I expect from LD&R

Not my LD&R

What a ride! I’m too jet lagged for a real response, but I really enjoyed the distinct feel of the acting and camera as a character changing from act to act. The writing also felt clever af in a way that worked for me.

Watched this on a flight and it just didn’t connect with me very much emotionally. Will need to rewatch at home.
That said, it was certainly beautiful and the theme of life was pointed and clear.

Endearing romance that felt slow until I realized the pace was mostly deliberate. That build up on the final act was necessary for the characters and I’m sorry I doubted it.