Great movie but a little lacking.

Rating: 9/10 (5 June 2006)

Howls moving castle is an instant classic, added to Miyazakis long list of classic animations. The story is great, the animation is great, and the voice acting is great. The one thing that is holding this title back from getting a perfect score for me was that it lacks the huge emotional peek at the end when everything comes together. The movie is great and the ending is great without it, but there is room for improvement. I felt that it came to a close much to abruptly.
Along with most animated movies the action or emotion always peeks at the very end of the movie. During this particular one, even though everything comes together at the end, the climax came up short of thrilling. I was entertained throughout the whole movie by the mystical world that i was grabbed by. Characters although sometimes confusing, were very well done and left a good impression on me.