| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...mind-blowing animation..." more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"At its best, Howl's Moving Castle offers a rich fantasy of adolescent escape, of romance in the old and epic sense." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...while it has the Miyazaki visual wonderment, it's a disappointment, compared to his recent work." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"It's perfect for anyone with a youthful heart and a rich imagination." more... |
A |
| E! Online |
"...may well be an instant classic." more... |
A |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"As Howl's Moving Castle makes ravishingly clear, coming into one's own is the most heroic -- and magical -- experience of all." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
Nicholas Schager |
"...a sumptuously illustrated fairy tale with a pro-environment and anti-war slant..." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...stunningly beautiful..." more... |
B |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"For newcomers to his (Miyazaki's) world, Howl's Moving Castle is a fitting introduction to one of modern cinema's great enchanters." more... |
A |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...Howl's Moving Castle, doesn't quite ascend to the pinnacle achieved by Spirited Away or its predecessor, Princess Mononoke." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Miyazaki won an Oscar for 2001's Spirited Away. He should clear space for more gold." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
G. Allen Johnson |
"...a wise and wonderful parable of the passing moments of life..." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"Japanese master Hayao Miyazaki's imagination is the most creative in animated filmmaking." more... |
A- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...not quite the masterpiece Spirited Away is." more... |
B+ |
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