I went into this hoping for something weird and retro-looking. It has a fun, Felix the Cat vibe and for the first half hour it's pretty engaging. The animation can get a little annoying (you start to wish Tamala would close her mouth), but it's coherent at least. After that it just loses the plot completely. Long, boring sequences of the same bad cgi robot cat going up an escalator, tunnels, etc. time skips/jumps, unexplained things (why were there two of the male cat? what was with the zombie version?). I like a little ambiguity in my movies - the same Hollywood plotlines get boring after a while. But there's a line between that and just not even trying to make any kind of sense and this one crosses it. It's just a drawn out, clumsy dig at corporations. If you want coherency and good animation, look elsewhere.

Granted this is not for everyone since many have poor attention spans and cannot tolerate sub-captions but for the rest of us that appreciate good art no matter what country it is from this is the bee's knees! This jumps from rich animation in deep vivid color and detail and realism to black and white very simplistic 'hello kitty style animation with mouths and moving eyes. The music is pretty damn good as well. keep in mind this is not only done by Japanese it has never really been adapted to fit American culture so do not think this will have the same feel as other Animation titles such as Nausical or Pom Poko. This is the most unique piece of animation I have ever seen so far hands down. In a way it is an homage to classic animation and the modern age as the two differences in animation style constantly converge and diverge throughout. Some scenes are very Fantasia like. Tamala herself is very much a cat in the way she acts and subjects she speaks about. She comes off as cute but has a serious potty mouth at times and she smokes. it is like cute collided head on with reality. Imagine Dot Warner of Animaniacs smoking and letting out four letter expletives while going on freaky adventures. Well I hate to tell Dot Warner this but Tamala IS Cuter than she is! Sorry Dot... The story may come off as undirectional but keep this in mind, Japan is a country of coming to a point indirectly. This is one story that is about the subtleties, the art, the characters, and describes the human condition well in many of the smaller elements in it like references to human extinction and Catty and Co. running everything in an iron fisted monopoly. This is not for children as there is violence and sexual references. Also do not watch this one with huge expectations. It is a lite piece in comparison to say Akira nor is it as direct in story as Kiki's Delivery Service but it is different and for those that are into the different, bazaar, and strange (as well as the non-xenophobic viewers out there) this is a animation that needs to be in your collection. No serious collector of Japanese cinema or animation should be without this even if it is not only tough but expensive to get. I had to look HARD for this one but Yesasia came through for me! Try Amazon Japan as well. It can be had but you got to look. Even though it is my personal opinion I loved this animation and hope more comes from this studio! It was food for my mind!

Tamala 2010 is a fantastic, inspired film that floats in a brilliantly imagined cosmos. The entirely animated film flows with creative freedom that suspends your mind in wonder and delight. The visuals range from cutesy cartoon to detailed cold-machine future.The creator behind this has let his genius go places without restraint and the result is how works of film can really be free of the rationale world -- truly a dream universe where things can change to anything else instantaneously, yet have their own, definitive logic. If you get a chance to see this on the big screen , don't miss it. And although kids coulod actually watch it, it is most definitely designed for adult enjoyment. And you don't need to be an anime fan to like it (I'm not).

A strange, wonderful, dark, cute movie. One of my favourites of all time.Tamala 2010 is a joy to behold, and defies categorization.If you want to go see something different, this is it.