Review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) by Spencer H — 01 Mar 2013

Take away two words and you got one pretty good CG movie. Almost came off like some of the rare few good animes.

This review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) was written by Spencer H on 01 Mar 2013.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within has generally received mixed reviews.

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