Review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) by Brendan S — 09 Apr 2011

Groundbreaking animation and great story.

This review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) was written by Brendan S on 09 Apr 2011.

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

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 29 Oct 2017

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By Manch F (179) on 24 Apr 2017

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 20 Jul 2015

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By Sam O (143) on 14 Feb 2016

Tutto sommato un esperimento ben riuscito dal punto di vista della realizzazione e di certo sarà un punto di partenza per chi in futuro vorrà …

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By Enrique O (30) on 20 May 2015

Pasable y entretenida, discrepando de la saga videojugabilistica, claro. Sin embargo, tiene un ritmo irregular y momentos tediosos de ver…

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By Trevor F (160) on 28 Feb 2015

Saw this when it came out, remembered thinking I liked it, now, it's not so great…

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