invisibleunicornninja
This is a well-made and entertaining movie. Animation - This is probably the best thing about this movie. It could easily have been live-action but the decision was made to have it animated. it is done incredibly well and is worth watching just to witness the claymation marvel. Everything looks so realistic. Audio - There are only 3 voice actors which was probably to serve some kind of point I didn't get but either way it was annoying. Other than that, the sound design was pretty good except for a few bits where the mouth movements aren't quite right. Plot - The plot has a lot of potential. Though this is more of a slice-of-life story, it was almost interesting. There is a dream sequence that had so much going for it until it was revealed to be a dream sequence. The part of the movie that everything else seemed to be building up to didn't happen, and everything after that is so random and stupid. This movie could've been amazing if it wasn't for the route it could've taken. Though this movie is incredibly made and has potential, I probably wouldn't recommend it. It moves really slow and has a lot of awkward scenes.
Clifton Johnson
I knew very little about this film: Charlie Kaufman, animated...that was about it. Interestingly enough, it was one of the more human films that I've seen lately. Even though the characters were created from 3D printers. I could not look away, and I found each little moment to be intriguing and poignant. It was not a perfect piece - more play than movie, a bit light on plot - bit it was worth seeing (and revisiting), for sure.
CJ_Thorpe
Suitably nihilistic for Kaufman but with a much more straightforward presentation than his other films and therefore more accessible to a more casual audience.Tha animation is some of the best I have ever witnessed.Its a story of loneliness, despite being surrounded by people, and personal depression which will resonate with anyone who has ever felt an emptiness inside them.
mlitvinava
In my reviews, I usually critique and obsess over story-line, cinematography, production design, and acting. And although I have good things to say about the voice acting and the beautiful (and to be honest, quite haunting) stop-motion, this review will be my anomaly. Because the characters in this movie deserve their own standing ovation. I watched Anomalisa not knowing what to expect, having never seen anything written by Charlie Kaufman before (I apologize to the hardcore Kaufman fans, but I promise after Anomalisa, it'll be hard to keep me away).And so I sat there while the movie folded out in front of me--It was so simple. Yet the entire time, I was taken aback at how REAL the characters were. Every little thing they said, every little thing they did, and every little thing they went through, I found it so easy to sympathize and relate to these characters who, just minutes before the movie started, had meant absolutely nothing to me. And for me, that was magical.I usually fall in love with the story of a movie. But here, the characters WERE the story. And they really weren't that special at all. But that's what made them the most beautiful.
AD
