Review of A Letter to Momo (2012) by Christopher H — 10 Jun 2012

Stunning animation, moments of hilarity but a little ponderous and can be trimmed to an excellent 90 min movie.

This review of A Letter to Momo (2012) was written by Christopher H on 10 Jun 2012.

A Letter to Momo has generally received positive reviews.

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The stunning animation, from the energy of its characters' faces and bodies to those entrancing backgrounds securely rank the film alongside…

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By Jacob W (617) on 03 Feb 2015

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By Saskia V (10) on 23 Mar 2015

This is a wonderful heart warming tale that is done to chilli standards. If you want to get your girlfriend into anime, here's your movie…

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By Bruno C (198) on 05 Jul 2014

An uplifting story told brilliantly. I teared up. Never thought anime could be so emotional…

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By Tom Keogh (466) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 03 Sep 2014

Despite the hand-drawn film's supernatural edge, one of Okiura's lyrical strengths is acquainting a viewer with the poetry of the real - animated…

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By Matt G (2,017) on 26 Sep 2014

Miyazaki is clearly an influence to the world here, but the truly beautiful animation is bogged down by an unbelievably slow pace…

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