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Directed By
Hayao Miyazaki

Written By:
Hayao Miyazaki

Cast:
Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Billy Crystal, Lauren Bacall, Blythe Danner, Josh Hutcherson


 
Howl's Moving Castle (2005)
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Movie Review by AJ
April 14th, 2006

It may be the lesser of the four Miyazaki films I've seen, but Howl's Moving Castle is still a delightful fantasy. Unusually for Miyazaki, the film takes a little while to really hit its stride, with much of the first 20 or so minutes being fairly hit-and-miss. But once it gets off its feet, it rarely stumbles again. Though the plot is a tad too convoluted for its own good--some subplots never really seem to work--Miyazaki's animation is beautiful, and the emotion he has put into his work shines brightly onscreen. After all these years, Miyazaki still has important things to say and he says them in the most entertaining and fantastical ways possible.

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