Lantern to open animated film ‘Fireworks’

Following a special Fathom Events screening in July, the Magic Lantern on Friday is opening the Japanese animated film "Fireworks, Should We See It From the Side or the Bottom?"

Though the film earned only a 43 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, it has its fans:

William Bibbiani, TheWrap: "It's a treat to see a film about young love where the young lovers aren't wise beyond their years; instead, they're prone to making stupid mistakes out of inexperience and perfectly understandable fear."

Boon Chan, The (Singapore) Straits Times: "The nuances of teenage male friendships and loyalties are sensitively handled: What do you do when you and your bestie both like the same girl?"

Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun: "While this low-key heart-squeezer isn't quite in the same league as the hauntingly beguiling 'Your Name,' it is hard to resist its daydreamy, will-they-or-won't-they? vibe for long."