Fresh
It's a bold attempt to get inside the mind of someone who's losing theirs, and Hertzfeldt has a grip on the idea and reality of death that's deeply unsettling.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
It's Such a Beautiful Day
2012 · 1h 2m · NOT RATED
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Don Hertzfeldt
Overview
Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.
Director and cast
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Tomatometer
Fresh
Mr. Hertzfeldt proves that pizazz isn't everything. Enriching his bare-bones drawings with a few well-deployed visual tricks, he tells the story of an Everyman who at first seems merely Thurberesque.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh
Seeing "the years [slip] out of [Bill's] head" in this 71-minute compendium is nothing short of revelatory.
Simon Abrams, Village Voice
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