Your Name offers audiences intellect, wonder and tears in equal measure.
Prepare to be spirited away. A brain-scrambler to make hearts swell, Shinkai’s giddy romance brims with emotion and invention.
The animation here is often beautiful and the film is dealing with dark and profound issues.
Though a smash in Japan, Makoto Shinkai’s animation about two youngsters who swap bodies loses momentum – he’s not up to Miyazaki’s standard yet.
It’s much deeper and darker than its bright, breezy, montage-heavy first half suggests.
The film soon blossoms from a body-swap comedy into something magical and profound.
At least it’s ambitious, even if it doesn’t quite nail it on the cogent entertainment front.
Part body-swap comedy, part long-distance romance, part... something else. If you only see one Japanese animated feature this year, see this one, and see it more than once.
With this dazzling body-swap romance, Makoto Shinkai confirms his reputation as Japan’s new animation king.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Monday January 2, 2017, until Thursday January 5, 2017. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
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