Fresh
What you get, above all, is some enchanting flashes of classic Miyazaki and the nagging sense that something essential is missing.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
Howl's Moving Castle
The two lived there.
2004 · 1h 59m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Overview
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
What a moveable feast of delights.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
A strange delight awash in visual splendor, understated humor and clever body-and-soul transmogrifications among its bonny band of weirdos.
David Germain, Associated Press
Fresh
A richly inventive and enchanting delight.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
A stunning example of a pure, disorienting dream logic that cinema provides all too rarely.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
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