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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91IndieWireSteph GreenIndieWireSteph GreenIt is a spiritual journey through the very fabric of a land, anatomizing how we navigate nostalgia for home and grief for lost loved ones when both have been long-destroyed by the senseless strike of an invisible force.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinThe Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinShinkai never skimps on the human level. Suzume, who at first seems like just another standard-issue anime ingenue, grows and becomes more interesting throughout.
- 90IGNKenneth Seward Jr.IGNKenneth Seward Jr.Suzume is a captivating film that depicts the grieving process in a creative and thoughtful manner. It features a strong cast, a moving score, and some truly amazing animation.
- 80Screen DailyJonathan RomneyScreen DailyJonathan RomneySuzume is hardly a film for all tastes, but is certain to thrill anime buffs across all ages and continents.
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeCome for Shinkai’s skies, stay for the feels.
- 75ColliderMarco Vito OddoColliderMarco Vito OddoShinkai uses magnificent landscapes as the background of a story about love, trauma, and finding out who you are. There's much to love about Suzume, and more than enough for us to be excited about whatever the filmmaker comes up with next.
- 75Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeSlant MagazineRoss McIndoeThe film is consistently delightful, offering up an unrelenting supply of shimmering, sun-dappled visuals and a sweet, strange story about a young girl making peace with her past.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawIt is an absorbing, intriguing, bewildering work: often spectacular and beautiful, like a sci-fi supernatural disaster movie or an essay on nature and politics, but shot through with distinctive elements of fey and whimsical comedy.
- 50The Film StageEli FriedbergThe Film StageEli FriedbergIn Suzume, they deliver a general lack of focus or full realization of any one of dozens of well-intentioned ideas.