Your Name: Not as good as it should have been

Rating: 6/10 (29 October 2017)

I'm a fan of studio Ghibli, I believe the likes of The Red Turtle (2016) and Grave Of The Fireflies (1988) are masterpieces so I like giving these types of similar animation a chance even if they aren't made by the same people.
Your Name heavily reminds me of Ghiblis work, it has that beautiful animation style and emotion driven storyline.
It tells the story of two high school students, one in Tokyo and one in a small village outside of the city whose lives are bizarrely connected. The movie successfully twists, turns and fascinates but when the credits rolled I found myself a tad underwhelmed.
The concept, the animation, the beautiful soundtrack, it all promises more than it delivers.
Your Name is by no means a bad film, it just flounders and doesn't seem to come close to its potential. It is beautiful, it is sweet and its some heartfelt stuff but the emotional tour de force I was expecting? Hardly.
At time of writing its the 83rd highest rated movie on IMDb and won 10 of the 11 awards it was nominated for. Consider me somewhat surprised on both fronts.
A sweet little animated tale all the same ideal for people who enjoy studio Ghibli's work due to the similarities.
The Good:
Sweet opening credits
Great soundtrack
Very likable
The Bad:
Underwhelming
Should have been better
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
When you find yourself singing along to a song in a language you don't speak nor understand you may have a problem