You won't be disappointed!

I wanted to but couldn't!

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

What an amazing film! It was funny, science fictiony, romantic and dramatic at the same time. PEOPLE MUST SEE THIS ANIME, even if their not an anime fan nor familiar with the original novel like myself. MILD SPOILER: If you are curious about the main character's aunt in the movie, you should either read "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" wikipedia article AFTER watching the movie or read the original source material. Despite that, I still loved this movie!.

Everybody has their own taste and this isn't mine. Maybe if I was 12 years old I'd love it, but I'm not. It's dull, silly, uninteresting - and there's something about that's not altogether wholesome. Can't quite put this into words, but it's just a little bit creepy. Left me feeling a tad uncomfortable. I quite like the genre but this I found boring, dull, how many more lines do I have to type in to this review of mine? A few more by the looks of it - and hey! - I was just trying to be succinct and economical. One-line review? Don't bother. One of the IMDb reviewers indicated this was a life-changing experience for them. I dread to think what their life was like before this trivial movie changed it....

The visuals are second to none for an anime. The amount of work, the attention to details, the color spectrum used in this anime are absolutely mesmerizing, a real tribute to and a reminder of the seemingly endless finesse of Japanese art. Alas, I have found the narrative and the story line too lightly treated to provide the sense of cohesion which would have made it a true masterpiece. Too many flashbacks, not enough time for the viewer to properly handle the various aspects of a given action development... But like I said earlier, the visuals are a real sight to see.

No, I wasn't always charmed by the way of animation. Sometimes it was a bit childish, and the far open mouth at emotions was even disturbing sometimes. Yet at the end of the movie I was sitting straight up. The story line was fascinating. Beside the troubles time traveling brings when you try to alter the past, also the emotional development of Makoto as consequence of the changes and her relation with her friends are important I particularly liked the guidance of auntie witch, of who you wonder maybe did have a similar experience in the past. And the end you see Makoto develop in a way to become like her. Fascinating movie and can recommend to all