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Reviews Counted:113
Fresh:103
Rotten:10
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: While not Miyazaki's best film, Ponyo is a visually stunning fairy tale that's a sweetly poetic treat for children of all ages.
Theatrical Release:Aug 14, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $14,816,643
Synopsis: From the Academy Award®-winning director and world-renowned Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki comes PONYO, a story inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.” ... [More]
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Exquisite artwork backgrounds makes us feel we are living the adventure inside a painting, while endearing characters keep us grounded in reality by delivering identifiable heart-felt emotions. It's the inventiveness and extraordinary detail that stands o
One of the anime master's weaker efforts.
The film's pleasures are immensely simple, but this does not make them less real or wonderful.
Ponyo hasn't changed my mind about Miyazaki. But I'm willing to accept and enjoy this little window into the dream life of fish.
Top CriticAnother brilliant animation by a Japanese master.
The film's joys are numerous, and most of them are small and simple. To start with, the animation -- all hand-drawn -- is simply breathtaking.
I liked that it wasn’t bound by the conventions of normal storytelling and I loved seeing a film that is just hand drawn animation.
I was, I’m afraid, a little lost at times.
I sure like Miyazaki's visual style, but could he for once make a movie that actually made sense? Or have realistic characters, like a mother who wouldn't leave her 5 year alone during an extremely dangerous storm?
..something like Finding Nemo and The Little Mermaid - if Nemo and Ariel had gotten together to ingest some new variety of aquatic shrooms.
Ponyo towers over this summer of empty toy-related blockbusters. It will end up as one of the best films in American release this year.
For those who love 'Spirited Away' and 'Princess Mononoke,' as I do, here's another Hayao Miyazaki tale of friendship and fantasy.
Visually stunning, it's a fantastical, enchanting charmer that's bound to delight children and adults alike.
Not the spectacle that Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away are, Ponyo's beautiful, hand-drawn storybook pastels, mesmerising swirls of colourful action and sweet message of friendship are a gentle delight.
His twisted version of Finding Nemo meets Splash, the movie won't go down as one of his best, but it's still better than 90 percent of animation out there.
A warm summer treat amid the gunfights and explosions that reminds us how beautiful a child's innocence can be.
Some may find it too childish, but the movie's innocence is infectious, and Miyazaki's artistry utterly transporting.
In a Summer of senseless mayhem and underwhelming efforts, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea is majestic. It easily matches (and in many cases, surpasses) the best the genre has to offer.
Parental Content Review
Probably the most saccarine horror film I've seen in years.
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