Mini-Review: People calling this bleak, merciless, over-the-top, or people saying they have walked out, are the people who should not have seen this movie in the first place, because they have missed the point. The point of this movie, as Roger Ebert notes, is to present you with the act of vengeance, and the crime, before showing you what life was like before that. It's antichronological nature forces you to view the actions reprehensibly a priori, the pregnancy twist is stupid, should have been left out.

Mini-Review: A beautiful, mature, animated film that starts off average, peaks in the middle, and goes down-hill before the climax hits. Nevertheless it is a great movie, just don't expect to love the plot arc, watch it for the animation and the lesson it holds.

Mini-Review: Watch the Director's Cut. This movie imparts a feeling of peace, love and respect for nature. There's more to it than meets the eye, give the quirkiness of the film a chance, and you will be rewarded. You'll laugh, cry, love.

Mini-Review: Every scene is highly memorable and deliberate, though the pace may be slow, it's a wonderful cinematic study in the Buddhist concepts of the circle of life, mindfulness and presentness, forcing viewers into a state of peace and tranquility. Beautiful. Acting could use a little work, but I've realized that Asian standards for acting are different from American ones.