Predictably dazzling work from Laika studios, whose stop-motion animation has more substance, in every sense, than anything Pixar or Dreamworks can offer. This time they're tackling Japanese mythology with a finely-crafted tale of a one-eyed boy and his magic shamisen. This is as close as Laika have ever come to the mainstream, and on a different day I might have found the heavy sentiment too much. As voiced by Art Parkinson, the titular character is commendably mischievous, though, and Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey provide fine support as a pair of allies who might just be more than they seem.
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