ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL – “A nice enough looking sci-fi film with too much story to tell”
RATING
DIRECTOR
Robert Rodriguez (Sin City – 2005)
STARRING
- Rosa Salazar as Alita, a cyborg, revealed to be three centuries old and last of her kind.
- Christoph Waltz as Dr. Dyson Ido
- Jennifer Connelly as Chiren
- Mahershala Ali as Vector
- Ed Skrein as Zapan, a cyborg bounty hunter
- Jackie Earle Haley as Grewishka
SYNOPSIS
Based on Yukito Kishiro's manga series.
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.
REVIEW SUMMARY
Alita: Battle Angel is a nice enough looking futuristic sci-fi film, but has way too much story to tell. There is an over abundance of moving parts in this movie as it features everything from cyborgs to bounty hunters to evil sport promoters to hidden worlds to forbidden love to…well, you get the picture. But somehow, even with all the stuff shoehorned into the plot, they still leave things open for (shocker) a sequel. And yes, while the script could have used some restraint, the film does boast a great visual style with exceptional CGI work - as evident by the impressive motion capture used to create the titular character. The effects heavy action sequences are also pretty dynamic, and lucky for us we get lots of those. But to be clear, Blade Runner this isn't.
BOX OFFICE TOP 5
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Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.
$5.1 million