Toemalog

I had high expectations going into the theatre. The plot and style seemed very promising: deep cultural roots mixed with modern animation in high action fight scenes. The monster designs looked cool enough.

However, Many movies have done it better. I left the theatre beyond disappointed.

This movie is insultingly cliché and painfully boring. The characters aren't developed, it's boring actions scenes and clumsy exposition that go on for too long.

The only reason I gave it a rating at all is the decent animation quality. But even that is lacking. The textures and movements make me think of cheap video game cut scenes.

I'm glad some people seem to have really enjoyed it, and I'll be the first to admit no movie is for everyone. But with so many movies available, if you don't feel compelled in the first ten minutes, turn it off and go watch something else. It doesn't get better.

The drawing is cool, similar to Arcane. Much better than in mass-produced anime, which are stamped out every season like on a conveyor belt. But in Arcane, although the world is magical, it had its own internal logic. And here the logic of the world is not particularly traceable, everything happens just like that. Overall, I would rate it 7 out of 10.