Conceptually impressive anime often trips over it's own trippy-ness, showing cult potential from the interesting premise, though lacking a pivotal glue to ensure the bold project ranks amongst the genre's best. Pacing and plotting remain a slow, dull affair despite an intricate direction, when contrasted against the highlighted surrealistic dream sequencing. As splendid as some of the imagery looks in finer moments, the convoluted premise takes lengthy liberties a to exploit this plot line without necessarily justifying much of it. A fun, if not altogether satisfying experience served best in tiny pockets of inspirational animated mechanics as opposed to the cyber-thriller it tries to be.
Review of Paprika
