- Sensibility: The film gets away with a lot because of dissociation and the regular presence of illusions, but in hindsight, some of the film is hard to explain even given the illnesses.
- Cinematography: Very strong visual presence. There are so many shots that are imbued with a clear artistic vision. Animation is fairly consistent in quality throughout and holds up even to modern animation today. There are so many scenes that are so well choreographed and visually oriented that they are unforgettable.
- Energy: A bit of a slow start and quite a bit of repetition in a groundhog's day sequence take away a little bit from the film, but this slow start is worth the explosive payoff in the back half of the film.
- Narrative: Energetic, thought-provoking psychological thriller that can really only be accomplished with this style of animation. The thematic elements of the identity issues and disassociation are brilliant and excellently communicated. This may be harsh, but the ending feels a bit too clean given all the
complex psychological elements at play. Worse than the ending being to clean, is that this over-simplification doesn't really address all the plot points and leaves quite a few unintentional holes.
- T-Points: The film received five bonus points: one for a series of scenes where Mimarin's reflection and past self is taunting her, one for a brutal simulated rape scene for a film shoot, one for an overhead shot of Mimarin in a bath and her screaming in water, one for a great shot of a ghost footstep followed by a real footstep in a puddle, and one for a gruesome murder with a screwdriver.
Quirky story with so much working in its favor visually. You can see right away that the filmmakers had a vision for the film and have executed it beautifully.
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