Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Kirpianuscus ...was the basic fascinating aspect of film, for me. the plot is the second. and, as teacher, the feel to see a too familiar story about vulnerability, need of the other and dreams. I am only insignificant viewer of Japanese animation and its importance is result of the meeting with it after the fall of Romanian Comunist regime. so, I am not in measure to define schools, directors art or techniques. but this film is real admirable. for the manner to define characters. for the small pieces of story. for the feeling as air. and for a form of profound , delicate honesty.

Westcoastal One of the most visually stunning animated films I've ever seen. The story was lovely, but really, the main reason I've rated this film so highly is the gorgeous visuals.I liked the story well enough. There is something simple and human about it. It didn't hit the audience over the head - it just unfolded in a natural, quiet way, which I appreciated. I know some people found the story a bit cheesy. I didn't. There's something to be said for allowing an earnest narrative to happen. Not everything needs to be cynical, self-conscious and guarded.Overall, well worth watching.

Tanay Chaudhari To be very honest, I had no idea that an Anime could have such profound story-telling; that too, under the run-time of an hour.A visually-stunning, poetically woven romance of two differently aged loners (not 'lovers') - one a young aspiring shoemaker, the other a young working-professional. They're dissimilar but pleasantly compatible, who coincidentally skip their work on the rainy mornings of the Japanese monsoon months and spend time in a Tokyo city park, where they first meet. Neither bounded by promises nor even their names, they start hoping to see each other more frequently in the mere mutual congeniality of their presence. Their times together take a varied stroll like they always do, although their memories stay just like their Japanese 'tanka' poem - "A faint clap of thunder; Even if rain comes not, I will stay here. Together with you."To paraphrase, it is - "The story of boy meets girl, but not a love story"; though, more like a reflection on the courses of the lives that could have been, or would be, which is left to the viewer's imagination.A hint of poignance dwells over in this well-paced but, a little unglamorous sounding plot-line, however, the production (artwork, direction and sound, voice-acting) more than makes up for it, which is so subtle and genuine-sounding that at least I almost forgot for a while that it was an animated feature - something that hasn't happened since "Up".Directed by the natively popular Makoto Shinkai, "The Garden of Words" is an "easy view", yet it has got so much of unearthed expressions that one tends to almost get pulled into it, maybe even contemplating on those countless stories of loves lost and found. Still, in a good way, it could be remembered.Rating - 8/10

Federico Pesce It's hard to describe an emotion. I think that, for that very same reason, is hard to describe this movie. The way I feel when I watch Makoto Shinkai's movies is indescribable. The way he captures the concept of time and space is something that I've never seen before and that's exactly why I absolutely LOVE his movies.The reliefs and textures in his images make me feel that I could stretch my hand into the screen and perfectly perceived the distance between the different layers. The sense of loneliness, the sense of the time passing by can be easily felt and the music... it's like if the movie was created to fit that music instead of composing the music to fit the movie.It's truly a masterpiece.