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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Time OutNick SchagerTime OutNick SchagerSummer Wars surprisingly celebrates togetherness and bravery as much as binary-mathematics expertise, all helped along by a kick-ass synthesis of traditional hand-drawn scenes and fluid, rainbow-explosive CG artistry.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckRunning almost two hours, its increasingly convoluted narrative may be too difficult to follow for younger viewers. But its thematic ambition and dazzling visual style ultimately make it one of the more rewarding anime efforts to reach these shores.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasHosoda, who directed the cult film "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time," has made a sophisticated yet poignant family entertainment with an appeal beyond Japanese animation buffs.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovSummer Wars is a magnificently manufactured piece of film entertainment that goes beyond the obvious and manages to comment, often obliquely, on everything from Facebook to virtual war and/or terrorism without ever seeming heavy-handed or strident.
- 75San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubIt's the kind of fun and quirky film that you don't see very often in art houses this time of year.
- 75Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrIn Summer Wars, it's what's old that's made to seem refreshingly new.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaAn enjoyably trippy Japanese animated feature.
- 70The New York TimesRachel SaltzThe New York TimesRachel SaltzThere's a lovely, unhurried quality to Mr. Hosoda's storytelling, which nicely matches the clean, classically composed images of his outer story.
- 50Washington PostWashington PostConsidering it's anime, Summer Wars starts out more like a bad romantic comedy.
- 40Village VoiceNicolas RapoldVillage VoiceNicolas RapoldIt's hard to appreciate things like the character detail amid the insufferably squealy voicing and arbitrary suspense.