Critic Reviews
| 90 |
LA Weekly
It's all such a spectacular show.
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| 83 |
Portland Oregonian
An odd, jumbled, beautifully wrought, often confusing work, this animated feature manages to be a compelling, exhilarating experience.
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| 75 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Jim Peterson
A beautifully drawn film and engaging story marred only by its vague character development and mediocre voice-overs.
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| 63 |
Boston Globe
It doesn't tap deeply enough into any of the characters to compel us to identify with one or another.
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| 50 |
The New York Times
Has the sleepy feel of an urban fairy tale, but getting there is a long trip.
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| 50 |
New York Post
Ignore the furiously overplotted, headache-inducing story -- derived from a series of comic books -- and focus on the exquisitely drawn Japanese animation.
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| 50 |
San Francisco Chronicle
Too bad the plotting is jumbled, and the characters too numerous and undifferentiated.
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| 43 |
Mr. Showbiz
It's gibberish, but when X works at all, it works not on the brain, but on the gut.
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| 38 |
New York Daily News
About as many characters, dragons and force fields as "Pokémon" has pocket monsters, so it may be difficult for the uninitiated to keep track.
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| 30 |
TV Guide
This film will doubtless interest serious anime fans, but it won't win any converts.
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| 25 |
Chicago Tribune
Could be the most overblown and confusing example of anime yet, as it piles one pretentious story element on top of another.
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| 20 |
Austin Chronicle
It sounds as ridiculous as a "Pokemon" episode gone horribly awry.
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| 10 |
Chicago Reader
It bored me clean out of my wits.
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