Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Truly Dreadful Film

Load of rubbish!!

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This movie actually made me angry. I found myself angry with it about halfway through. The main female character was annoying and useless and I found Jack bland as well. I know it isn't Tim Burton but his movies are charming as well as weird but this movie had none of the charm to balance out the weird and replaced charm with irritating. I didn't even like the animation, once again it lacked charm. I didn't enjoy it, it made me irritated, I was yelling at the main girl, bored by the lead, I dislike this movie immensely. Nothing about this movie was endearing to me.

As others have noted the audience should be for an older audience. It is a unique piece that is highly underrated. The mixture of art, poetry, and music leaves you breathless. The ending leaves one speechless. This truly is a masterpiece.I'd be curious to see how this would perform in Japan as it seems more culturally up their alley in terms of how a mass audience would react to a work such as this.

I have read comments where people mention how much this movie reminded them of ''Hugo''. I too agree that there are several similarities and it was only natural that since i loved ''Hugo'', i would absolutely fall in love with ''Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart''. From the very first second the film introduces you to a surreal, almost fairytale- ish world that you cannot help but lose yourself into. The story is quite simple. It handles a universal and overused theme; love. The ache of love and the risks we take (or don't take) for the sake of it. But Jack is not only set to get hurt if he falls in love; he is doomed to die. So i think that makes his point of view on the matter quite original. What amazed me more about the film is that Jack's condition made it that much easier for the makers to portray the way he feels (when he hurts, when he is overwhelmed with love and joy) and for us to feel with him. It was a very unique experience. There is only one group of people that i would not recommend this film to. If you do not like musicals, you will not enjoy the film. Many times the actual dialogue gives its place to songs.

As many other reviewers are noting...This feature is NOT for Kids. Not because of inappropriate trashy stuff: There's no cursing, no nudity, no anime-kiddie-porn, and none of the usual over the top violence we've become used to in general Kid animated features (Explosions, etc) Rather, it's the unpleasant emotional issues of acceptance & affection and Life & Death that are front and center. That said, the story of a baby born with a frozen heart that's replaced with a cuckoo clock is richly detailed, with some very well written songs and a story line that moves with a brisk pace. The animation of the fantasy Clockwork-Victorian world is visually exquisite.But be warned: This is no Disney scripted place where everyone has a happy ending. There are dark moments that will lead to a poetic and poignant place.Even if you don't have kids (Teen or otherwise) to consider...this movie is a beautifully crafted piece of light drama for Adults to enjoy on a nice rainy or snowy Sunday Afternoon.