A film with potential ruined by unexplained plotlines.

Rating: 5/10 (28 July 2003)

Some slight spoilers
This was supposed to be the greatest film by Hayao Miyazaki. Sorry, but that's not really the case. Princess Mononoke and Castle of Cagliostro are both better than this one. The animation is good, although creepy at times, but this is probably intentional. The music's forgettable though. But the main problem with "The Spiriting Away of Sen and Chihiro," is all of the plotholes. These ruin the film. No Face leaves a huge, convoluted mess. Why is it so interested in Sen/Chihiro? Because she let it in the bath house when it was raining? Listen people, you can avoid confusion by just a few lines. Also, Haku's story is also a mess, but something I don't want to get into right now. There are also some scenes that were utterly pointless. The scene in which the water god(when it's that mud thing) comes does nothing to advance the plot.
BOTTOM LINE: A forgettable film that fails to have the same magic "Castle of Cagliostro," did.