Review of Akira (1988) by Joe R — 27 Mar 2011

This has the potential to be great as the anime version is one of my favorite movies. I'm not getting my hopes up but I hope Leonardo Decaprio can pull it off.

This review of Akira (1988) was written by Joe R on 27 Mar 2011.

Akira has generally received very positive reviews.

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