I'm about to get slammed, but.....

Rating: 4/10 (12 June 2005)

I just don't get it. Like Stephen Hunter, I don't understand what all the fuss is about.
I'm the first to admit that I simply don't care for this style of Japanese animation (not that it is different from the style of animation in most similar animated movies.) It's simply substandard and inadequate for the depth of feeling in the story. Sorry! After all, I'm the guy who can't watch "Spiderman", or "The Hulk" or any of the newer films that rely heavily on CGI because it looks so fake and unnatural. The same goes for this film. It's just an intolerable style of animation framed with a so-so story. I keep expecting Speed Racer to come to the rescue.
Sorry! Flame on!