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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanIt has few fireworks, but still sticks in the mind, and is a definite upgrade from Digimon: The Movie for director Mamoru Hosoda.
- 75The Seattle TimesJeff ShannonThe Seattle TimesJeff ShannonThrough a deft combination of physical comedy, teenage angst and small-scale exploration of a fascinating premise, “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” remains smartly committed to the emotional lives of its characters and their intermingled fates.
- A charming piece of Japanese anime that could well serve as the basis for a stateside live-action remake, “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” boasts an entertaining storyline to match its well-drawn visuals.
- 70VarietyRichard KuipersVarietyRichard KuipersAnimated combo of laughs and life lessons charts its heroine's adventures in such an accessible and cheery way, it's easy to imagine her leaping into a Stateside remake.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteSeattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteWhile the animation is only so-so, Mamoru is a good storyteller with a firm grasp on both the story and characters.
- The characters are entirely credible and likable, the simply drawn figures highly effective against the lush background artwork. Time travel has rarely seemed so joyous.
- 60Time OutTime OutThe first hour is an absolute hoot, as the constant replaying of scenes lends a zany comic edge to Makoto’s otherwise banal social life. The animation is vibrantly coloured, the action fluid, the editing masterly and the voicework just on the right side of brash. It’s a shame, then, that the final third rejects the light touch of the preceding section to descend into drab moralising and a furious tying up of loose plot ends.
- Makoto's misadventures are specifically geared to the concerns and perspectives of teenagers, while avoiding the luridness of similarly themed films like THE BUTTERLFY EFFECT, and the resolution refreshingly bittersweet.
- 60Village VoiceNick PinkertonVillage VoiceNick PinkertonIt’s basically the equivalent of a sensitively wrought read from the Young Adult shelf, and there’s naught wrong with that.