A very enjoyable movie

Rating: 7/10 (20 March 2006)

I gave this movie a score of 7, but I think I should point out that I see a difference between a "negative" 7 (a movie that's basically good, but suffers from lamentable shortcomings) and a positive 7 (a movie that's entirely satisfying, but which could still be better), since I would consider this to be a classic example of a positive 7. I felt this movie began slowly (not surprisingly, since the animation style of the "living" world is less vibrant than the animation style of the "dead" world), but it was very enjoyable once the main character Victor transitioned to the world of the dead, and I was surprised when the movie came to an end because I would have liked it to go on longer. In all technical respects, this is a well-made film, with main characters I cared about, and attention to detail which was most impressive, and I think most viewers would be satisfied by this film.