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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
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Reviews Counted:58
Fresh:25
Rotten:33
Average Rating:3.7/10
Consensus: The movie raises the bar for computer animated movies, but the story is dull and emotionally removed.
Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi (who also created the best-selling series of video games that inspired the film), the groundbreaking FINAL FANTASY, which stars a startlingly lifelike cast of... Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi (who also created the best-selling series of video games that inspired the film), the groundbreaking FINAL FANTASY, which stars a startlingly lifelike cast of animated characters, is the first photo-realistic computer-generated feature film ever made. In the year 2065, Earth has been taken over by a race of alien phantoms and transformed into a barren wasteland sprinkled with dome-enclosed barrier cities--the last remaining bastions of human civilization. Dr. Aki Ross (voiced by actress Ming-Na) has teamed up with Captain Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin) to search for the "eighth spirit," a powerful entity dwelling in an unknown life form somewhere on the planet. It holds the key to perfecting a system of energy waves that will neutralize the phantoms. Ross's opponent is the reckless General Hein (James Woods), who is determined to put a stop to the alien invasion by firing a satellite cannon directly into a nest of phantoms located deep within the Earth, even though this could mean obliterating the planet itself and all life upon it. [More]
Starring: Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Donald Sutherland
Starring: Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Donald Sutherland, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin, Keith David, Jean Simmons
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Screenwriter: Al Reinert, Jeff Vintar
Producer: Jun Aida, Remington Scott, Hironobu Sakaguchi
Composer: Elliot Goldenthal
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Reviews for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
The often-confusing plot and shallow characters are all the more disappointing when contrasted to the film's sheer artistry.
"Final Fantasy" earns its place in history the way "Citizen Kane" and "Birth of a Nation" did, by doing the right thing in the right place at the right time.
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