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Anomalisa Reviews

Apr 9, 2025

This is quite possibly the worst movie of all rime

Mar 29, 2025

I think that this is the best film that Charlie Kaufman ever directed, and one of his best works overall. Kaufman is really great at writing deep and nuanced characters, but he's not so great at making really big and over the top things. So Anomalisa is perfect in it's wonderful simplicity, a heartbreaking look at this one magical moment in this man's life. And the use of animation in this film was great to make both the vision come to life, and how it's greatly incorporated into the plot. But this film succeeds largely in its deeply human subtlety, which let's the beautiful characters shine through.

Jan 16, 2025

An interesting stop motion film in theory, upon watching it though I don't think the ideas in the movie work. Now a big issue I have with this film is the main character is a complete jerk, which would be fine if there was some character development as we progressed but there isn't and that makes it hard to like him at all. This film was ok but is definitely not for everyone, Maybe I had high expectations due to everyone raving about this film BUT I honestly don't see the hype. Just because Charlie Kaufman played a huge part in making this film doesn't mean we should blow smoke up his backside. Forgive me for calling a spade a spade but this movie is not all that great. In closing I'm going to say this WITNESSING STOP MOTION CUNNINGLINGUS WAS NOT ON MY 2025 BINGO CARD! YET HERE WE ARE.

Jan 4, 2025

In the animated feature Anomalisa, David Thewlis provides the voice for Michael Stone, a motivational speaker who is experiencing some sort of existential crisis, living in a world where everyone seems to share both the same face and the same voice…until he runs into Lisa (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who is unique in all respects. Written and co-directed by the thematically ambitious Charlie Kaufman, Anomalisa is a wonder to watch thanks to the fantastic animation and the consistently interesting set pieces. While it doesn’t offer any answers to the questions it asks about loneliness or depression or the meaning of life, it does serve as a reminder that we are all individuals with our own set of unique life experiences that define who we are. And that’s a good thing to be reminded of from time to time.

Dec 1, 2024

"Anomalisa" is an anomaly. It is a R-Rated film that got an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Picture. It isn't a movie made by one of the major animation studios. It wasn't produced by Disney, DreamWorks, Ghibli, Liaka or even Aardman, instead it was funded by KickStarter. It is refreshing to see both a low budget animated film and an animated film that isn't written off as a "Kids' Movie" getting so much critical accolade. I really wanted to love this movie...so, why don't I? The movie hides its low budget in a very clever way. At first, I thought it was distracting that all the characters seemed to have the same face and same voice. I had chalked it up to the fact that the filmmakers simply didn't have the money to make multiples faces for their puppets nor for various voice actors. But, do not be so hasty, give them some credit, there is a reason for these choices, it is deliberate. And the idea of why all the people look and sound that way is intricate to the plot. The idea is creative, and its presentation unique, where the movie falters for me is in the humor, pacing and characters. Humor is very subjective, and this movie has a very dry and very dark sense of humor. Sometimes that can work, but this one may have been a little too real for the jokes to work for me. The main character is also an arrogant self-important jerk. I understand that the character isn't meant to be a likeable protagonist, but it doesn't make it any the less of a chore to watch. The pacing is very slow and mundane. The movie will linger on little things that most stories would cut out. We don't need to see the man talking to the taxi driver, going to the bathroom, trying three times to get his room key to work, ordering room service, all of that could have been cut and the audience wouldn't have missed a thing. It is clear that the movie was at one point a short. The movie only has enough content to cover less than 30 minutes, but it goes for 90 minutes. Also, just because the movie has nudity and profanity, doesn't correlate to it being "mature". I'm not against animation being for adults. I just think that the movie is unnecessarily vulgar and graphic. The movie is unique in many ways and that is good. But just because the movie is different doesn't make it good.

Nov 4, 2024

Surreal, disturbing, moving, funny. A movie that gets under your skin. Highly recommend it!

Oct 11, 2024

Ho-hum exercise in stop motion. Graphic gumby sex make for not good family viewing. Not much to show for so much work.

Jul 31, 2024

buena animación stop motion, con un concepto realmente interesante e incomodo. Realmente no tiene grandes fallos, pero tiene secciones que realmente no aportan demasiado como los sueños del protagonista. Tiene una desconexion entre lo que los externos piensan del protagonista, gran experto de recursos humanos y escritor, y lo que el demuestra, basicamente un psicotico, no muestran la parte buena del protagonista, y no genera empatía. No se entiende como las otras personas lo estiman, si no se le muestra al espectador.

Dec 5, 2023

What I find interesting about this film is that while The Mask and Scott Pilgrim are excellent examples of live-action films that feel animated, Anomalisa is an animated film that feels like a live-action film. It's a gorgeous movie to check out.

Sep 12, 2023

Surprisingly it was good. Not your typical animation.

Jun 15, 2023

A movie about a man's mundane life that takes a turn one night when he meets a stranger on a business trip. One of the great strengths of this movie is it's use of stop motion animation and how much emotion is generated from the models.

Apr 19, 2022

This movie is amazing!!

Apr 17, 2022

One of the most simple yet complex, beautiful yet unsettling and human yet animated films I've seen ever. An absolute must watch.

Oct 4, 2021

Absolute masterpiece. A painful look at human sadness

Sep 1, 2021

This movie is amazing. This is a very personal movie, and it uses the stop-motion technique to its advantage...

Aug 21, 2021

An endearing must-see for romantics and antiromantics.

Jun 15, 2021

A bit pretentious, but worth watching nonetheless.

Apr 10, 2021

An unusual but surprisingly insightful, moving, and poignant little stop-motion animated film from, who else, Charlie Kaufman. His work is not for everyone, but, if you've ever enjoyed any of his other films, give this one a try, too.

Mar 23, 2021

One of Charlie Kaufman's best films.

Dec 30, 2020

It's another crazy trip into the mind of Kaufman, but I don't know, I just couldn't connect with any of these characters this time around. The animation is, as usual, insanely impressive, and there are some really remarkable creative choices made. But like I said, with a protagonist this unlikable it's hard to be engaged, regardless of how many shining moments there are.

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