Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

"Hello" is a 7-minute Australian short film from more than a decade ago. Wriiter and director (and voice actor) is Jonathan Nix and he received some awards attention for his work here. i wonder why though. i do not think this film was a particularly creative achievement in terms of story, emotion or dramatic impact. Comedy is pretty much non-existent, so I won't mention that. Maybe the reason why I cannot appreciate this movie here is because I do not really like the animation style. But there are other aspects too. For example, for such a music-centered work, I find the actual music used in here fairly forgettable. So yeah, awards bodies and IMDb users got it wrong. This is a mediocre watch at best. Thumbs down.

Yes, it's a nice, sentimental "love story" with inanimate objects playing the lead roles: We have the shy portable tape player trying to get the attention of the cute, female little CD boom box. Help from an old Victrola (gramophone?) makes the two young ones connect. Basically, that's it.However, what I liked best was the art work in here. I thought it was just fascinating.The hand ink-like drawings were detailed and the color schemes were great, usually just two colors in the scenes. It thought it far surpassed the story, which was okay but nothing special.

Contains spoilers:I usually hate sentimental tripe, but this film manages to avoid being banal. The cassette tape head is too shy (keeps fumbling while trying to insert a tape) to talk to the cd player head character. His old friend the gramaphone/record helps him find the way to express himself. It's just done perfectly. The right length of time, the way the music and technology are used/portrayed. Even for a cynic who hates sappy stuff, I found this to be a very cute short. I would highly recommend it. This was the best of all the animated shorts I saw as part of the MIke Judge & Don Hertzfeldt "The Animation Show" collection.

I have seen "Hello" at the vienna independent short film festival. It was my clear favourite of the 20 or so films that it was shown with that night. The movie combines a high technical standard with a complete, well crafted story and a spirited idea that reflects so much in modern life. A young man lacks the words to approach a young, secure woman. He looks for advice from an older man and does indeed get advice. He is able to find the right words to get in touch with her. Only the young man is a tape deck, the young woman a CD Player and the old man a gramophone. Congratulations to its maker!