DIRECTED BY?:
Michael Arius (Heaven's Door)
WHO'S IN IT?:
Maurice LeMarche (Futurama), Rick Gomez (What about Brian?)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT, IN TWO SENTENCES?
Two homeless orphans struggle to survive in Treasure Town, Tokyo when they find themselves in the middle of gang warfare. Meanwhile a dark force within one of the orphans threatens to tear their lives apart.
ANYTHING OSCAR WORTHY?
The background work and the general fluidity of the animation is spectacular. The film strives for the look that it was shot by handheld cameras, and it achieves this perfectly. The musical score by Plaid is also quite individual and striking.
ANYTHING RAZZIE WORTHY?
Nothing Razzie worthy in the film though the obscure story holds the film back from being truly great. Also the character designs can be quite jarring and at times quite ugly, which is a real shame considering the high quality of the rest of the animation.
HOW MANY STARS THEN?
Any true lover of animation should give this film a shot, but it could come off as a bit too strange for general audiences.
Michael Arius (Heaven's Door)
WHO'S IN IT?:
Maurice LeMarche (Futurama), Rick Gomez (What about Brian?)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT, IN TWO SENTENCES?
Two homeless orphans struggle to survive in Treasure Town, Tokyo when they find themselves in the middle of gang warfare. Meanwhile a dark force within one of the orphans threatens to tear their lives apart.
ANYTHING OSCAR WORTHY?
The background work and the general fluidity of the animation is spectacular. The film strives for the look that it was shot by handheld cameras, and it achieves this perfectly. The musical score by Plaid is also quite individual and striking.
ANYTHING RAZZIE WORTHY?
Nothing Razzie worthy in the film though the obscure story holds the film back from being truly great. Also the character designs can be quite jarring and at times quite ugly, which is a real shame considering the high quality of the rest of the animation.
HOW MANY STARS THEN?
Any true lover of animation should give this film a shot, but it could come off as a bit too strange for general audiences.
3.5 stars out of 5
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