CinemaClown Examining relationships & the ripple effect of our actions with its time-travel premise, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is an original & imaginative coming-of-age drama that nicely blends the elements of sci-fi, comedy & romance into one amusing story, and is finely animated from start to finish.The Girl Who Leapt Through Time follows a 17-year old girl who inadvertently gains the ability to leap through time and starts using her new found powers for her own personal benefits. However, she soon finds out that frivolous use of time-leaps hasn't just affecting her own life but lives of many others as well.Directed by Mamoru Hosoda, the film doesn't concern itself with figuring out the technical process behind time-leaps and simply runs with the concept. The tone is light-hearted for the most part, and it utilises its humour to good effect. Things do get grim & serious in the second half but the ending isn't satisfying enough.The animation is rich, colourful & wonderfully detailed. Characters however aren't very compelling, and interest in their journey is lot mid-way. The story becomes repetitive after a while, as expected, but its riveting quality continues diminishing with time, and the wait for its conclusion ultimately becomes more prominent.On an overall scale, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is engaging & entertaining to quite an extent but it simply loses its grip just before the final act. There is a lot to like here, especially its animation & wit, but it's missing that x-factor ingredient that would've allowed it to hover above ground and attain better heights. Worth a shot anyway.

bitte_k_i This is Japanese animation film. A girl has ability to leap time and she back in time to change the past. Kazuko is a high school student girl. She has ability to leap time. She comes to use the ability when she wants it. So she backs in time to save people with the ability. Her friends Kazuo and Goro do not believe her story. One day she know Kazuo's secret and she has to make miserable decision.I love this story. Kazuko is very tough to do. The ending is not happy but I feel something warm in it. Leaping time is scientific but there is love term. I am sure you enjoy this film.

Nihal Abhishek The name of the movie is fantastic to pull the crowd but more importantly there is a real heart touching story. The story tells us that we need to act when we are in that moment and there is no point regretting over it if you were still and didn't act. The story telling is fantastic I wouldn't say it wasn't the best but really please do watch it, you will not be disappointed. Just to remind it's just a movie so doesn't expect a lot from it but it sure is good on whatever it wants to convey. Makoto is a very free spirited character and does what she likes. She has two good friends. These are some of the most important things a person needs to have otherwise its simply not worth living in this society. The story is of course about time travel but will not bother you much as it is kind of a requirement, there is not much mystery or hype about it so its good thing about the movie. In simple terms please don't focus on time travel but on other aspects of the movie.

goc6283 The film premise is excellent, a young teenager able to go back in time and fix what is wrong. I mean, what is the worst that can happen? Well some of the worst does.The actress portraying Makoto does a great job with her role and the film does a good job itself showing a high-school kid's life. However, things become magical when she realizes the power of time travel and tries to fix the wrong in her life. However, she fixes what possibly should have not been fixed and puts a strain on both her and her friends.It gets a little too complex for it's own good, especially around 3/4ths of the way thorough the film. Sub-plots should have been explained a bit longer and the pace should have probably been slowed down just a little bit. The audience almost expected for something to go wrong and that is potentially a bad thing here as it feels like it weighs down the plot and makes the revelations either arbitrary or more of a Deus ex machina.7.4