Feels very European, a bit 'tripy' in places.

Rating: 7/10 (21 July 2012)

It is impossible to avoid the Alice Through the looking glass comparison but this film does have its own direction.
I enjoyed this movie, although it is a bit of an oddity.
The film is quite long for an animation and can be quite dark in places. I don't know if this will unsettle smaller children (although I expect as I child I would have found buttons for eyes a lot less disturbing as I do as an adult) Its Subtle colours and lack of frantic action gives it a European feel. The score is mainly gentle piano pieces and some of the sets are satisfyingly creepy.
This is not a Disney movie no Elton John sound track or cloy characters. Some of the set pieces are very fanciful indeed.