Review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) by Kevin J — 20 Mar 2009

A beautiful film hampered by a lame story. A real benchmark for the capabilities of CGI.

This review of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) was written by Kevin J on 20 Mar 2009.

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

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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 Daria M (19) on 10 Aug 2016

I felt different game and movie. And, I felt good to that found in the majority of sci-fi films…

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By Tony M (660) on 10 Feb 2015

Hells my general interest for an animated flick…

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By Peter M (1,292) on 23 Jun 2018

Boring CGI film; like watching a two-hour video game and never participating…

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The movie shows good CGI as 2001 released movie. I hope they make sequel as video game or comic books…

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