Kudos to Goro Miyazaki! I am a late boomer but have always loved the Studio Ghibli films, every since I saw Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle. I'm hardly the targeted audience. This was a very good film. Every time I thought is was going to be predictable it veered off in an unexpected direction. I became very invested in the characters. I enjoyed all of them for different reasons. As an adult, there were some things I didn't quite relate to, but that's my problem, not the film's. The soundtrack is great too and right up my alley musically. I could say a lot more, but I'm trying to avoid spoilers. This isn't a review so much as a recommendation that Ghibli fans of any age should see it.

Great movie very much hope they continue it soon!

This is a great movie. the animation is smooth, the music is great, and the cast fits well. However, I do feel that the movie's ending was a bit rushed and abrupt.

What you would expect from a ghibli movie. The new 3DCG was an amazing experience.

Weird cut off at the end hour mark, like they didn't finish the movie. Left me disappointed.

This movie was a beautiful train wreck with probably the catchiest song ever. The visuals weren't the worst but could have been better and the story was awkwardly adapted, leaving more questions than it answers. Definitely felt very unfinished but I will be watching this movie again and again like a curse.

Great story line

Doing his part to keep his father’s work alive and relevant, Gorō Miyazaki steers the Ghibli ship even further away than Yonebayashi dared, resulting in the studio’s most cheerily radical film to date.

For one, it’s the abundance of red herrings in this fleeting 82-minute feature; connections and relationships are implied (and a plot point about a witchy rock band flies by) but end up leading to dead ends, making the journey feel incomplete. But the most regrettable part is the animation.

Maya Phillips

The New York Times

Gorō is a talented director. The individual shots of Earwig are beautifully composed, the characters are delightful (the tiny demons who wait upon Mandrake seem destined to become merchandise hits), and the film’s flimsy plot isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But the visuals sink the entire enterprise.

Karen Han

Slate