Okayish...as a kid's movie

Rating: 5/10 (6 March 2016)

Okayish...as a kid's movie.
Set in a fantasy world, a young man, Ashitaka, is injured defending his village from a giant pig-like demon. The prognosis for his injury is that it will deteriorate and eventually kill him. He can be saved if he finds the cure, which will require a long quest...
Pretty much your standard Hayao Miyazaki movie. Good set up, with a fair degree of intrigue. However, the intrigue dissipates quite quickly as the movie degenerates into a long, rambling adventure with no real themes emerging.
Add in lack of character depth and thus lack of character engagement and you have: random plot, shallow characters, no profundities - a movie lacking in substance. So, not ideal for intelligent adults.
Kid's should enjoy it, though the longish running time may hinder that.