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the look of the film is intoxicating; there's nothing quite as cheesy as bad animation, but the Miyazakis do not produce bad animationby John Anderson [Newsday ]
the animation by Studio Ghibli, co-founded by Miyazaki the Elder, is not entirely successfulby Bruce Demara [Toronto Star ]
It's all well and good, but far off the Ghibli gold standardby Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune ]
"Poppy Hill" revels in coincidence, dawning sexuality and an ardent belief in the power of goodnessby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]
"From Up on Poppy Hill" is a delicately beautiful hand-drawn animated movieReview rate : B+ by Peter Rainer [Christian Science Monitor ]