This doesn't happen very often, but here's a critically acclaimed film I kind of hated. It has a 4.2/5 on Letterboxd and a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and I don't feel much positive about it at all. It shows a series of possibly related Hungarian myths that all came across as confusing to me.
The animation is undoubtedly unique, and I can see a lot of other reviewers love it. Something about it was unappealing to me though, and as I might be the only person who feels that way, it's a me problem. But it made me uncomfortable, and I thought it all looked messy, stylistically inconsistent, and just unpleasant, even gross.
Add to that the confusing voice acting where some characters yelled and some sounded like they were being recorded while the voice actor's wife was asleep in the other room (and also the way so many actions didn't have accompanying sound effects while others did) and it all added up to a viewing experience I didn't enjoy.
Couldn't make heads or tails of the story/stories, and the animation wasn't appealing enough to get me through it on that alone. I don't know what the tone was here either- playful, for kids, for adults, serious, intentionally scary? The voice acting didn't help make any of that clear either, and I rejected it all on a primal level.
Not an experience I enjoyed, but I can acknowledge it looks unique. If it's an art style you find appealing I can imagine this being a great watch, but I really didn't like it overall.
The animation is undoubtedly unique, and I can see a lot of other reviewers love it. Something about it was unappealing to me though, and as I might be the only person who feels that way, it's a me problem. But it made me uncomfortable, and I thought it all looked messy, stylistically inconsistent, and just unpleasant, even gross.
Add to that the confusing voice acting where some characters yelled and some sounded like they were being recorded while the voice actor's wife was asleep in the other room (and also the way so many actions didn't have accompanying sound effects while others did) and it all added up to a viewing experience I didn't enjoy.
Couldn't make heads or tails of the story/stories, and the animation wasn't appealing enough to get me through it on that alone. I don't know what the tone was here either- playful, for kids, for adults, serious, intentionally scary? The voice acting didn't help make any of that clear either, and I rejected it all on a primal level.
Not an experience I enjoyed, but I can acknowledge it looks unique. If it's an art style you find appealing I can imagine this being a great watch, but I really didn't like it overall.