Time Traveller (Toki o kakeru shôjo) (2010)

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• Justin Y

  
  Based off of Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, Masaaki Taniguchi successfully meshes time travel and drama into <i>Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt through Time</i>.<p>By the end of the film everything adds up into a nice story, despite some drag in the middle. The… More
  Based off of Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, Masaaki Taniguchi successfully meshes time travel and drama into <i>Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt through Time</i>.<p>By the end of the film everything adds up into a nice story, despite some drag in the middle. The time travel concept is probably the most intriguing element of the movie; although this factor only comes into major play in the beginning and ending, leaving the middle feeling like a predictable drama.</p><p>What holds this film together are the character relationships and that extra dash of quirkiness, which is needed in this 2 hour picture where the pacing isn't exactly the speed of light. It doesn't move at a snail's pace either, so that is a plus.</p><p>Riisa Naka, who actually voiced the lead heroine in the 2006 animated rendition of Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, brings enthusiasm to her role, which serves as a contrast to Akiyoshi Nakao's character.</p><p>When it comes to time travel there are always unanswered details and <i>Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt through Time</i> is no different. That shouldn't make this any less of a watchable film, so don't be afraid of approaching this one.</p>