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The Secret World of Arrietty Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 100

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  It's pure magic.

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• 100

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Set in an enchanting locale where the potential for magic is everywhere, this impeccable animated film puts its complete trust in the spirit of make-believe.

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• 90

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  What the studio does, brilliantly, is preserve a hand-drawn look and feel in its work, as in the exteriors in The Secret World, where the characters pop against a painterly meadow.

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• 88

  out of 100

  Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips

  Disney TV star Bridgit Mendler brings an effective if limited friendliness to Arrietty; Will Arnett and Amy Poehler are relatively restrained as her parents; Carol Burnett runs through a career's worth of vocal flourishes and aural panic attacks as the housekeeper.

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• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The lyrical animation, with its meditative attention to nature, bears the unique stamp of Japan's Studio Ghibli, cofounded by the great ­"Spirited Away" animator Hayao Miyazaki.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  With its lush colors, imaginative view of ordinary objects and meticulously crafted miniature civilization, it transports viewers to an enchanting alternate storybook reality.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyLeslie Felperin

  Although beautifully rendered throughout, with delicate, elegantly drawn watercolor-like illustrations, the picture may seem too plain and simple for the oversophisticated tastes of kids in Europe and North America, while Arrietty herself reps a slightly insipid heroine.

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