93% The Secret World of Arrietty

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The Secret World of Arrietty is a marvelously captivating animated feature about very tiny people and the full-scale world they inhabit.

Yonebayashi gives Arrietty an excellent sense of balance, with the adventure aspects of the story, which feel legitimately dangerous providing well-paced contrast the film's more placid moments.

It's an enjoyable and attractive-looking film, but a little of that "Speed Racer" energy wouldn't have been such a bad thing.

The visual details are inventive, and the animation - particularly the colors - is lovely.

"The Secret World of Arrietty'' is a feast for the eyes that will engage the entire family.

The Secret World of Arrietty is sweet fun, an astute match of exquisite style and small content.

The Secret World of Arrietty is an engaging and warm story of a lovely friendship that has enough action and humour to satisfy all ages, and boy, it's awfully pretty.

While perfectly pleasant and an entirely suitable option for anyone looking to take small children to the movies, it is a disappointingly minor entry in the annals of Studio Ghibli...

An oasis of calm in the normally hyperactive world of toon entertainment.

That relaxed pace allows the story to breathe?forget the franticness of most American animation?and along with the gorgeously detailed art, lush color, and swoony music...the film is all but guaranteed to entrance children.

How sad that such efforts rarely find the audience they deserve.

Like its title character, it's a small tale told with a lot of heart, and for those looking for a throwback to non-computer-animated films, this could be your answer. (Parental Movie Review also available)

This could have been, and should have been, a marvelous treat for children of all ages.

I loved the attention to detail in this film. In fact, it is the precise sizing of everyday objects in proportion to the Borrowers themselves that I found fascinating.

The Secret World of Arrietty is a sweet film that retains the inherent fascination of two species of different sizes trying to understand each other's worlds.

Deeply felt anime about loneliness and friendship.

[A]n enjoyable and creative little film that may have you checking under the bed next time you hear something go bump in the night

The hand-drawn animation style is delightful.

...in a year where the Academy has only found two songs they deemed worth nominating, "Arrietty" has two of its own to note for next...

This is one of those movies that you see because it is worth literally seeing.

Doesn't possess the epic scope fans might be used to from regal Ghibli offerings, but it retains a lovely spirit of adventure and alliance, forming a modest but sublime picture worthy of the exalted brand name.

While not my favorite Studio Ghibli film, I think The Secret World of Arrietty is well worth checking out with the rest of the family.

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