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- 2012
- TV-PG
- Cinemad Presents
- 1 h 2 m
- 2012
- TV-PG
- Cinemad Presents
- 1 h 2 m
Summary Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.
Directed By: Don Hertzfeldt
Written By: Don Hertzfeldt
- 2012
- TV-PG
- Cinemad Presents
- 1 h 2 m
- 2012
- TV-PG
- Cinemad Presents
- 1 h 2 m
It's Such a Beautiful Day
90
8.0
Summary Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.
Directed By: Don Hertzfeldt
Written By: Don Hertzfeldt
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
90
100% Positive
7 Reviews
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0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
90
100% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Warped keyhole-size images stack atop one another in a Frankenstein-ian collage that evokes the films of Terrence Malick, David Lynch, Stan Brakhage, and Bruce Conner. Seeing "the years [slip] out of [Bill's] head" in this 71-minute compendium is nothing short of revelatory.
Considering that he’s a stick figure, Bill, the main character in It’s Such a Beautiful Day, sure does have a complex internal life. And this animated film by Don Hertzfeldt does an amazing job of making you feel it, in all its sadness, terror and transcendence.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 76 User Ratings
8.0
82% Positive
62 Ratings
62 Ratings
4% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
14% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 76 User Ratings
8.0
82% Positive
62 Ratings
62 Ratings
4% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
14% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
While watching this movie I was fully absorbed by the movie, Humour the personality the tragedy all of it hit me in my brain and I could not Stop watching it I am going to sit on my bed many nice wondering and thinking about this movie and I would not wanted any other way
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A highly original and utterly enthralling film that touches on staggeringly expansive themes - more typically expected in the work of master auteur and persistent award-winner Terrence Malick, than from animations.
Had James Thurber worked in animation, the waggish result might look and sound a bit like It’s Such a Beautiful Day, indie cartoonist Don Hertzfeldt’s alternately poignant and absurdist triptych.
Funny, oddly affecting and cherishably personal.
An existential flipbook and a heartbreaking black joke: stickmen have never looked so alive.
Despite all this macabre torment, It's Such a Beautiful Day involves a lot of sweet, plucky humor that represents a discreet softening of the angry sarcasm for which Hertzfeldt has become known.
This movie... It really gets how to surprise anyone due to it's visual simplicity. It such a big, deep, unique movie; so captivating how a simple (at first) character called Bill could get anyone on guard on how relatable yet profound he is, the narrative is a constant mind-blowing experience that drives you further into the movie and makes you feel so many things, even cry. It can be even a life-changing experience for some people.
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Quirky, imaginative, and unforgettable. This is an odd, experimental film that will pull on your heartstrings. It's stunningly beautiful in its simplicity. Its an unexpected font of ponderous wisdom that will stick with you for years to come.
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Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Nomination
Village Voice Film Poll
• 1 Nomination
