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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne of the most visually inventive films I have ever seen.
- 100Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrIts breadth, profundity, and stunningly rendered vision make idealism seem renewed and breathtaking again.
- 90SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirA big movie for the ages, full to the brim with sympathy, imagination and sheer visual delight.
- Rarely does any film, animated or otherwise, immerse you in such a vivid landscape and engage your senses so strongly.
- 85TNT RoughCutChristopher BrandonTNT RoughCutChristopher BrandonLike a lot of anime, it's overlong and gets way too metaphysical at the end, but ultimately, this is a Princess worth worshipping.
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyExceedingly imaginative, beautifully realized animated epic adventure.
- 80Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThe film's storytelling and heartfelt pantheism are both impressive.
- 75USA TodayAndy SeilerUSA TodayAndy SeilerA must-see for animation fans.
- 70SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinIt's Miyazaki's use of sound--and silence--that takes your breath away
- 50Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterAs spectacular as it is dense and as dense as it is colorful and as colorful as it is meaningless and as meaningless as it is long.