WOW

Rating: 10/10 (7 November 2004)

absolutely excellent.
the world, despite never expressing the rules by which it operates, is completely consistent. the acting (at least the Japanese acting) is terrific. the art is clean and very sharp and VERY good. the story has a lot of refreshing, believable fairy-tale-like aspects without the tiresome little-kid humor that has infected Disney movies over the past couple of decades. last, but certainly not least, the music is stunning.
yeah, it wont blow your mind and nothing blows up, but if you're looking for an enjoyable movie, you won't find one better.
apparently i need to write some more because IMDb is a punk, so i will beat to death how good this movie is. have you ever had a dream where you find yourself in this amazing, alien place where things have just that tiniest bit of familiarity, but you don't know how you got there? that is this movie. watch it.