February 22, 2004

RETURNER | RITAANAA :: Takashi Yamazaki :: 2002

well, this one wasn't as good.
if you like your movies to have one-dimensional aspects of Terminator and Independence Day, then this is the movie for you.

there are some good scenes, especially some great visuals (the dirty grey/brown of the future has a nice texture to it; most of the film, actually, has a great washed-out quality that the dvd transfer makes shine).

Chungking Express' Takeshi Kaneshiro has a great character a-la-Neo, but the dullness and lack of originality of the script make sure none of it takes off after the first half hour.

this is an almost by-the-numbers sci-fi/action movie with cool set designs and cinematography.

Posted by Anonymous | 12:55 PM |