A Letter to Momo (Momo E No Tegami)

A Letter to Momo remains a pale comparison to Miyazaki’s wondrous imagination.

Clearly inspired by the imaginative visuals of Studio Gibli, A Letter to Momo is a beautifully drawn tale of a little girl who is coming to terms with the loss of her father. Relocated to an island town with her mother, the girl starts seeing three spirits that accompany her for a few days. Although the movie’s animation is fantastic, it loses out on content. The story is a string of episodic fragments that amount to little. Unnecessary sequences and forced inanity limits the wonderful animation. The movie could do with a shorter running time and better characters for the spirits. A Letter to Momo remains a pale comparison to Miyazaki’s wondrous imagination.

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

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Shariq is a social, talkative, fun-loving guy who enjoys books, food and a long drive. But his real joy is in the comfortable darkness of a cinema, watching a good movie, and later spending hours discussing it.