Review of Suzume

High school girl suuuuuuper down bad for a chair goes on an adventure to kill a worm. 7/10 not enough rain. Ok on a serious note, I'm actually surprised because after seeing what people are saying about this film online, I think I'm in the complete opposite camp. Unlike others who seem to have really liked Shinkai's previous films but find this one to be lacking, I've felt like there has been a steady decline in his films..but this one is really good. I found Your Name to be a very enjoyable film while Weathering With You was a horribly paced snoozefest. Suzume feels rock solid characterwriting wise, pacing wise (which is something I don't like about Shinkai's films in general), and storytelling wise. It's honestly from start to finish a very well written film.

I don't need to talk about the visual and sound design because of fucking course it is gorgeous; that's just to be expected this point by CoMix Studios. I will say the VAs fucking nailed it; every single one of them.

Yeah so overall, I thought Your Name was great, Weathering With You almost made me fall asleep, and Suzume was an extremely enjoyable film from start to finish. If I'm the outlier saying “fuck yeah go see this in the theater” then so be it..g....go fucking watch it already.

Enjoyment: 7.6/10
Overall: 7.8/10