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A deeply derivative string of spew-inducing Inciting Incidents and plot contrivances aiming for the weakest in rom and com.

The situations highlight a sense of existential loneliness in the modern world that might come with specifically Japanese trappings but which many elsewhere will recognise the emotional truth of.

This set-up may be a little clumsy, but lively ensemble performances and magnificent production design give the film has a lived-in feeling, a depth and richness which make its excesses much easier to accept

The writing is consistently sharp and funny.

The director's trademark vivid cinematography and willingness to explore extremes in tone and content are present and correct here and make Guilty Of Romance as much a frustrating and intensely riveting viewing experience as his other creations.

The best of modern British animation.

Whatever was central here seems lost, obfuscated by artifice.

The film's strength is its refusal to take its eye off Marie. No concessions are made.

A hilarious, shocking, and in the end, moving film.

The seriousness of their approach overcomes the merest suggestion of parody.

Another victim of the style over substance genre.

Josh is such a dismal protagonist that it's hard to care about what happens to him and difficult to see why anyone else would.