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from 48 comments
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FUN
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how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
33
how much it moved you
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Read from 48 comments (47 from Metacritic, 1 from TMDB reviews) — 8 of them described how it moves.
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“the ending could have had a little more to it, I am not sure whether I'd use the word incomplete but it didn't leave me completely satisfied”
kyle20ellis · Metacritic ↗
“amazing finale”
clem666 · Metacritic ↗
“Its attempt to be the modern version of Odyssey for kids somewhat fails by the end of the movie.”
nielsnable · Metacritic ↗
“I liked the movie until Ponyo became a human, up until that point, I realized thing weren't going to get better or more interesting. After that, almost nothing happened, preferring to just show us pointless interactions that meant nothing for the story.”
TeaDrinkingDodo · Metacritic ↗
“The main conflict was also not addressed until the last 10 minutes of the film, with everything being rushed.”
TeaDrinkingDodo · Metacritic ↗
“Extremely Slow”
SirLouen · Metacritic ↗
Read 24 Aug 2026 · confidence 67% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
“Don't tell Walt Disney, but Hayao Miyazaki really holds the keys to the magic kingdom.”
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly · 100
“There is a word to describe Ponyo, and that word is magical. This poetic, visually breathtaking work by the greatest of all animators has such deep charm that adults and children will both be touched.”
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times · 100
“It is a work of great fantasy and charm that will delight children ages 3 to 100.”
Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter · 100
“Best of all, Ponyo never ceases to be a genuine odyssey in short pants.”
Michael Sragow, Baltimore Sun · 100
“It’s essentially a stroll through a fantastically detailed pastel world, in which the plot is little more than an excuse for Miyazaki to dive into a world teeming with colorful (and sometimes prehistoric) life.”
Tasha Robinson, The A.V. Club · 100
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 24 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it reviews better than it plays — critics 89, the watch 74
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“the ending could have had a little more to it, I am not sure whether I'd use the word incomplete but it didn't leave me completely satisfied”
kyle20ellisabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“amazing finale”
clem666about 75–100% inread it ↗
“Its attempt to be the modern version of Odyssey for kids somewhat fails by the end of the movie.”
nielsnableabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“I liked the movie until Ponyo became a human, up until that point, I realized thing weren't going to get better or more interesting. After that, almost nothing happened, preferring to just show us pointless interactions that meant nothing for the story.”
TeaDrinkingDodoabout 33–100% inread it ↗
“The animation and score is some of Ghibli’s best. The story is definitely simpler than most Ghibli movies, but that’s fine. Not all Ghibli movies need to be super deep and complex. I had a good time with this. Also it’s funny how Matt Damon in this (I watched the dub) is trying to get back home. That man is always getting lost or dragged away from home.”
Jstewart2007read it ↗
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