<PERSON>
The pacing of this film is atrocious. We're given an almost fifty-minute first act before the film starts going, and it isn't helped that our lead character is practically mute for the first thirty minutes. 132
He is also too passive from beginning to end. Yes, he's dealing with grief, but he follows other people's orders once we get into the story. It is for these reasons, among others, that I just never could connect with this film.
Sure, the animation is superb, which is a given with the talent behind the camera, but to me, this is weaker <PERSON>.
Now off to read the reviews of everyone more than likely praising this, only because of <PERSON> being the director (just like happens with so many auteurs, even on their lesser works). 698