I will always be grateful to the other movie I could not get to in time. Because, instead I was able to enter a magical world, that was simply beautiful. There was such a softness to this hand painted animated movie, that computer animation cannot replicate. Every frame had such depth of detail, like the reflection off a raindrop or the intertwining vine leaves curling up the side of a house; I truly felt as if I were in the movie. And then there was the story and what a wonderful story. Fourteen year old Arrietty and her parents are Borrowers, 4 inch tall people, who live undetected under the floor of a family’s residence. Life changes dramatically for Arrietty when she is seen by a human boy. There are layers to this story that added to the amazing time I spent in the theater and for that reason, I am going to withhold mentioning anything more. This movie is best watched knowing little about it and being taken away to another world like I was when I saw it.

3 1/2 stars