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By Jonathan Kiefer (305) for SF Weekly (560) on 04 Sep 2014

Filmmakers of live-action fare, even that which ostensibly is aimed at adults, could learn a lot from its tact…

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By Thomas Lee (21) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 03 Sep 2014

Unfortunately, A Letter to Mona, directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, embodies this sense of frozen time with a tedious narrative punctuated by occasional…

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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 Bill Stamets (145) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 27 Aug 2014

Writer-director Hiroyuki Okiura, however, does not match the high expectations for story and design set by other Japanese animators…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 27 Aug 2014

Physical beauty and fearless adventure, silly comedy and sensitive emotions, filmmaker Hiroyuki Okiura brings a facility for all of them to the table…

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By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Aug 2014

After the fashion of Miyazaki's films, the visual style achieves a satisfying balance between realistic detail and painterly flourishes, and…

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By Kristin Tillotson (85) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 27 Aug 2014

Scene after gorgeously hand-drawn scene offer a visual feast, but two hours of it is a bit too long…

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By Andy Crump (279) for Movie Mezzanine (782) on 26 Aug 2014

Who cares if there's a better film to be cut out of A Letter to Momo's frames? If the experience of watching is exhausting, it's no less rewarding…

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By Caz M (212) on 12 Aug 2014

Not as far out as Spirited away, but still really good…

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By Keith Staskiewicz (60) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 10 Aug 2014

Thankfully, the supernatural elements never overshadow the human story occurring in the foreground…

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By Allegra Frank (14) for Film Comment Magazine (842) on 10 Aug 2014

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 Adam M (1,526) on 28 Jul 2014

Weird. That's all I need to say. Weird…

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By Sherilyn Connelly (422) for Village Voice (8,525) on 22 Jul 2014

The bickering goblins make a boffo comedy team, and while there's a recurring fart joke, it borders on classy. That's the power of good anime…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for New York Times (5,786) on 21 Jul 2014

Enveloped in a sweetness that buffers the depths of its emotions, Hiroyuki Okiura’s A Letter to Momo explores the stains of loss and regret…

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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 Duarte D (4) on 16 Feb 2014

Watched this film last night - it drew some tears and made me laugh - a very poetic story about how a mother and a daughter finally bond together…

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By Carabo P (108) on 23 Feb 2013

Muy buena la historia y los 3 duendes se salen... :-DDD…

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By Kong M (83) on 27 Sep 2012

I can't believe it's not ghibli…

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By Patryk C (413) on 24 Jul 2012

I've had the distinct pleasure of watching A Letter to Momo during the Warsaw Film Festival…

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By Christopher H (1,747) on 10 Jun 2012

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

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