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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

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01/22/02
Almar Haflidason
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08/22/07
Daniel Hirshleifer
Daniel Hirshleifer
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The often-confusing plot and shallow characters are all the more disappointing when contrasted to the film's sheer artistry.

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09/04/06
Betsy Bozdech
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07/21/05
Carsten Scheibe
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05/27/04
James O'Ehley
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01/24/04
Jeremy Frost
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06/19/03
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11/23/02
Brian Matherly
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11/22/02
Chris Gould
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08/27/02
W. Andrew Powell
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08/17/02
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08/02/02
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05/08/02
Reel.com

"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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04/16/02
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