Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

SquigglyCrunch I really didn't know much about this movie, but I assumed it was a movie about a little animated man living life. I sort of had it, but it's the kind of life he's living that's important. It's Such a Beautiful Day really is quite a beautiful movie. The art is very well done, despite seeming to be rather simple, and really portrays the thought processes going through Bill's mind very well as the story progresses. It's really cool to look at and although may be difficult to get used to at first, quickly becomes very intriguing and lovable. The fact that the whole movie is narrated makes it all the more interesting. The dialogue is made from little sounds and occasionally a sentence or two heard in the background. I can't imagine it being done any other way, the narration fits so perfectly. The movie is, although dark at points, very funny. The sheer randomness yet odd sense the movie makes really adds to it. Overall, It's Such a Beautiful Day is a must watch. It's creative and interesting, and although it'll probably be the longest hour you'll ever watch, it certainly makes sure that that hour is interesting and well spent.

drlorentz This film's pathetic attempt at philosophical depth produces a boring, almost unwatchable, result. The musings and observations of the main character, Bill, alternate between the trivial and the delusional.The film consists of a series of disjointed vignettes centered on Bill throughout his life, from his birth to his death. The characters are depicted as stick figures. Photographs and other images are interspersed among crude animation sequences. The narrator describes the action, such as it is, and attempts, unsuccessfully, to infuse the scenes with deep meaning.The stick figures are adequately drawn. Other than that, the production values are barely competent. The sound is uneven.As with many poor films, one hopes that it will be redeemed at the end. This hope is almost inevitably dashed. In that sense, this film does not disappoint.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) Everything Will be OK - Californian Academy Award nominee Don Hertzfeldt wrote, directed and narrated this 16-minute movie 10 years ago when he was around 30. It's maybe his fastest movie, especially in the first half where Hertzfeldt is constantly speaking pretty much without a break. It's absolutely spot-on , down to the smallest detail. The references he mentions may seem random at first, but if you think about it, it all makes sense. Unfortunately, you will miss the next three sentences if you think about it, so this film definitely deserves more than one watch. I have to say, going only by the first half I may have rated this a 10. The second half is inferior, but it's still pretty good. I guess after watching this, it's safe for me to say that Hertzfeldt is my favorite animation director right now and I am totally looking forward to his next films. I hope there will be many more to come and I am positive that he could also come up with a truly awesome live action movie as he has proved on so many occasions in his short films that he possesses great perception about the human should. His animation style is very unique. But there is also a raw truth to his films, an approach that I have not seen in anybody else's work. Apart from that, Hertzfeldt of course also has an amazing voice as a narrator. Everything will be okay, but this film will be just great if you decide to watch it what I hope you will because otherwise you are truly missing out. Highly recommended.I Am So Proud of You - This is a 7-year-old movie by Oscar-nominated director Don Hertzfeldt. It's animated with his unique style as always and runs for 21 minutes. I am a really great fan of the director's works and I must say this one here is neither among his finest films nor among his weakest. It basically tells us first the family history of main character Bill and later puts the focus more on Bill himself. The absolute best about this short film is obviously Hertzfeldt's narration. His voice fits his style so perfectly and I really love the contrast between the almost poetic descriptions with the very raw animation style. And also in terms of emotion, this short film is a winner. The quote about "dust and moonlight" is particularly memorable just like the doctor's note to Bill's mother. But there is more. Lots of death, tragedy which is all somehow depressing and entertaining at the same time, so that you cannot really listen away. The only thing I did not really like here was the inclusion of live action scene. Other than that, good job from Hertzfeldt and I recommend this short movie.It's Such a Beautiful Day - This is my review for "It's Such a Beautiful Day", the short film that runs slightly over 20 minutes. This is also the last chapter of the feature movie that has the exact same name. And it was worthy closure. Academy Award nominee Don Hertzfeldt did a really fine job here ending this memorable trilogy. This last part was actually slightly more uplifting than the previous two, even if Bill obviously still has his brain tumor. Hertzfeldt did a really good job with the dialogs again and the highlight of this one here may be Bill meeting his father again with both their memories fading away. The final shot of Bill in space is a winner too. I certainly enjoyed watching this short film and I highly recommend it. Of course, not everybody will appreciate Hertzfeldt's style of animation and narration as much as I do, so you may want to start with one of his shorter works. His approach is very similar in these as well. However, if you get to like him, you are in for a treat. His perception of human interaction and behavior is outstandingly down to the smallest detail. Thumbs up for this one and I am really curious about that Don Hertzfeldt has coming up next.

jd-macleod I ran across this on Netflix and thought "wow, this guy won an award for drawing stick men?" So I watched it with a disdainful bit of envy at first, being an aspiring visual artist. While watching, I was disturbed by the subject matter and the obviously unhinged and intentionally melancholy atmosphere. I watched it in pieces, the first part during a bout of insomnia, the second with my girlfriend after drinking three spiced rum and ginger ale on the rocks, and the last part this morning when I woke up early. I am not sure how to describe this piece, is it genius or sadistic? It basically does make you really think about things. I already do that a lot, so I am compelled to wonder if this film really impacted me the way it was intended to. The main Character, Bill, really seems a bit like he isn't self aware at all. I guess there are some redeeming qualities this film maker needed to share about life from the perspective of disorientation. My final conclusion? Don't watch this bit of film making unless you want to feel disengaged from humanity and disillusioned by mixed feelings about the meaning of life. It is definitely a film making experience, just not one I am sure I would recommend.