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There is always something a little "Hollywood" about black hawk down perhaps its name of the characters on the helmets so you always know who you're following or the safe hands of Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan you can kinda relax and sit back to an extent, not watching this you can't. There's no soundtrack, the tension is built up and honestly I could feel it in the pit of my stomach. It's uncomfortable at times just waiting. The actors have done the prep it feels at times more documentary than a movie and I squirmed. Films are meant to make you feel, emote, i couldn't take my eyes off the screen. The short run time is perfect. It feels urgent I felt panicked for them. Wonderful piece of filmmaking.

What a truly delightful film. It's not winning an award for originality however it excels because the voice actors and animation blend together to make ember and wade so likeable the film moves at fair pace and this feels like Pixar of old where we had great buddy characters that we cheered on in their predicament. There's a lot of live action romance and rom coms that would kill for this kind of chemistry between their characters. A great way to spend a afternoon. Little kids won't get all the themes of the film but it's so lovely to look they won't notice. Catherine O'Hara is also a bright and cheery surprise as Wades mum with her distinctive voice.