Review of Children Who Chase Lost Voices

This right here is the definition of mediocre. I came into this movie with good expectations and was severely let down. It took 3 sittings before i could finish it. Lets start off with this movie's one and only strong point. The art and animation. It's right up there with one of the most beautiful animations, paired with a pleasing art style. I felt myself hooked on the visuals of this movie. But that's where the fun stops. Most stories follow the same tension over time graph. Starts off slow, the tension gets higher and higher until it reaches the climax. Then it settlesdown again at the end. However, Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo's tension was all over the place. It felt like it had 3-5 different climaxes, making it a not very enjoyable roller-coaster ride. The story was too fast paced and left me unattached and uninterested in the development of the characters and story. Parts where it was obvious the viewer should be sad or happy or on the edge of my seat, left me feeling nothing.

The sound for this movie also felt lacking. It was too quiet a lot of the times and i feel that if the soundtrack was a bit more present, this movie would have improved more.

Overall, this movie was bland with good art and animations. It definitely had potential, but just wasn't executed well. I wouldn't recommend anyone to watch this