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By Jody Mitori (38) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 17 Feb 2012

So many of today's children's movies are loud. Loud explosions, loud colors, loud soundtracks, loud humor…

Review of The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 17 Feb 2012

A feast for the eyes that will engage the entire family…

Review of The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 17 Feb 2012

That's some admirably mature stuff for a kid's flick in this day of rampant pandering, but it also helps rob the film of a certain breathless,…

Review of The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

By Heyitsmegrif4 (255) on 17 Feb 2012

The Secret World of Arrietty is enduring, beautifully animated, beautifully voice acted, funny, heartwarming film ,and should be a model for…

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By Genuineopinion (12) on 17 Feb 2012

To The New York Times Manohla Dargis I say this: Your review is contingent on the quality of the book, not the actual movie, thus I will disregard…

Review of The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

By Tantei (1) on 17 Feb 2012

Proof that ghibli still has it's magic and wonder even without miyazaki at the the helm, but instead writing the scripts…

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By Luistua (1) on 17 Feb 2012

Los paisajes, los colores, los dialogos…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 16 Feb 2012

Set in an enchanting locale where the potential for magic is everywhere, this impeccable animated film puts its complete trust in the spirit…

Review of The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

By Carrie Rickey (1,198) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 16 Feb 2012

As lovingly written as it is beautifully rendered…

Review of The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 16 Feb 2012

What the studio does, brilliantly, is preserve a hand-drawn look and feel in its work, as in the exteriors in The Secret World, where the characters…

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By Steven James Snyder (3) for Time (1,811) on 16 Feb 2012

Arrietty brings the same magic to the mundane, elevating the ordinary confines of everyday life into sumptuous surprises…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 16 Feb 2012

Disney TV star Bridgit Mendler brings an effective if limited friendliness to Arrietty; Will Arnett and Amy Poehler are relatively restrained…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 16 Feb 2012

What's missing is any real menace - the signature Miyazaki freak factor that turns spirits into monsters and parents into pigs…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 16 Feb 2012

With its lush colors, imaginative view of ordinary objects and meticulously crafted miniature civilization, it transports viewers to an enchanting…

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By Amy Joyce (1) for Washington Post (9,851) on 16 Feb 2012

Upon leaving the theater, a girl of about 6 turned to her grandmother and said dreamily, That.Was.The.Best.Movie.Ever…

Review of The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

By Pete Hammond (936) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 16 Feb 2012

Norton's tale of an undetected community of tiny people is perfectly suited for a cartoon and this beautifully rendered, almost old-fashioned…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 16 Feb 2012

At the technical level, The Secret World of Arrietty isn't as ambitious as the studio's finest work, and the animation is stronger on texture…

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By Joe Neumaier (1,294) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 16 Feb 2012

Sadly suffers from more than a dollop of boredom…

Review of The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

By Tasha Robinson (753) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 15 Feb 2012

Even when making movies for small children, Studio Ghibli produces stories that are more emotionally sophisticated, and less philosophically…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 15 Feb 2012

The lyrical animation, with its meditative attention to nature, bears the unique stamp of Japan's Studio Ghibli, cofounded by the great Spirited…

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