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Summer Wars (Samâ wôzu) has not been reviewed by Broad National Press
Rachel Saltz, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...excellent anime... There's a lovely, unhurried quality to Mr. Hosoda's storytelling, which nicely matches the clean, classically composed images of his outer story." (Read the full review...) 273 words, 12/29/10 Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...a superb example of Japanese anime, balancing science fiction fantasy with a paean to the timeless value of family life." (Read the full review...) 268 words, 01/07/11 V.A. Musetto, New York Post: MODERATE (cg) "...the story unfolds in unconvincing fashion, and the sci-fi elements seem silly rather than suspenseful.... looks great despite its structural problems..." (Read the full review...) 228 words, 12/31/10 Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...an above average anime." (Read the full review...) 287 words, 12/02/10 Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...corn is corn, and when everyone starts pulling together it's hard to appreciate things like the character detail amid the insufferably squealy voicing and arbitrary suspense." (Read the full review...) 190 words, 12/29/10
Stephanie Merry, Washington Post: MODERATE (cg) "Considering it's anime, it starts out more like a bad romantic comedy... It's like a visual carnival, a brilliant world that spins in midair, overseen by floating pink and blue whales." (Read the full review...) 468 words, 01/14/11 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD (cg) "...enjoyably trippy... eye-popping anime fun..." (Read the full review...) 333 words, 01/21/11 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a free-flowing amalgam of cyberthriller and high school romcom.... a fresh, entertaining demonstration of what animation and imagination can create." (Read the full review...) 218 words, 01/07/11 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD (cg) "The scenes set in Oz are visually ravishing... but the hectic gaming action sequences feel curiously passé.... it's what's old that's made to seem refreshingly new." (Read the full review...) 501 words, 01/07/11 Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "It's easy to see why 'Summer Wars' was such a huge hit when it premiered in Japan last year. It's the kind of fun and quirky film that you don't see very often in art houses this time of year." (Read the full review...) 366 words, 12/24/10 Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: MODERATE (cg) "...the story, with its large cast of characters and themes of family honor and Japanese military history, strives to be epic when more fun and less drama are in order." (Read the full review...) 184 words, 01/07/11 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD (cg) "...adds some needed color to the virtual-world theme in movies like 'Tron'... the mix of kitsch and spectacle is an intoxicating way to visualize cyberspace." (Read the full review...) 345 words, 01/21/11
Nicolas Rapold, Village Voice/LA Weekly: WEAK "...corn is corn, and when everyone starts pulling together it's hard to appreciate things like the character detail amid the insufferably squealy voicing and arbitrary suspense." (Read the full review...) 190 words, 12/29/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "The filmmakers can't keep the strands of their clumsy plot straight, but they create brilliant images and manipulate them with blithe abandon." (Read the full review...) 313 words, 01/21/11 Rachel Saltz, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...excellent anime... There's a lovely, unhurried quality to Mr. Hosoda's storytelling, which nicely matches the clean, classically composed images of his outer story." (Read the full review...) 273 words, 12/29/10 Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...a superb example of Japanese anime, balancing science fiction fantasy with a paean to the timeless value of family life." (Read the full review...) 268 words, 01/07/11
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: OUTSTANDING "...spectacular anime entry from Mamoru Hosoda echoes that 1939 classic 'The Wizard of Oz'... visionary in its own right -- and surprisingly moving to boot..." (Read the full review...) 739 words, 06/13/10 Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...may be too difficult to follow for younger viewers. But its thematic ambition and dazzling visual style ultimately make it one of the more rewarding anime efforts to reach these shores." (Read the full review...) 422 words, 01/04/11 Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: OUTSTANDING "...a superb example of Japanese anime, balancing science fiction fantasy with a paean to the timeless value of family life." (Read the full review...) 268 words, 01/07/11 Rachel Saltz, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...excellent anime... There's a lovely, unhurried quality to Mr. Hosoda's storytelling, which nicely matches the clean, classically composed images of his outer story." (Read the full review...) 273 words, 12/29/10 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: MODERATE "The filmmakers can't keep the strands of their clumsy plot straight, but they create brilliant images and manipulate them with blithe abandon." (Read the full review...) 313 words, 01/21/11
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