Worse than I expected tbh. An agonizing failure at worldbuilding with the dullest characters and story to ever be featured in a Ghibli film. Hilariously lifeless direction. Princess Mononoke had more levity than this trash. I wanted it to be over from the 15 minute mark and it just kept going for an eternity. To be fair Willem Dafoe is good in it.I feel bad for Goro Miyazaki; like, he clearly wasn't ready to take on a feature film and I can only imagine the pressure he was under to make something up to the studio's (and his father's) usual standard. I pin the blame on the studio for allowing him to take on this project; however, for his first feature, it honestly could've been worse.I do not anticipate being this forgiving to Earwig and the Witch.
