Milly (Anne Suzuki), a girl from a war-torn future where the human race is threatened by aliens, is sent back 80 years in order to rid the world of the menace that plague the future. Now in 2002 she teams up with Miyamoto (Takeshi Kaneshiro), vigilante to help in her mission.
This kinetic cross between Independence Day, The Terminator and The Matrix plays like a live-action anime film. Transforming airplanes, time-slowing devices and stylised Kung Fu all come in to play in this great thriller.
Boasting fine comedic touches, tension and genuine emotion whilst not relying on romance the film manages to be a great fun film that could have been rather a rather unoriginal.
There is great chemistry between the two leads, he the super-cool Neo-like hero, she the appearing like a homeless person for much of the film. The villain of the film (an almost punk looking gangster) is actually scary and provides a very good motivation for Miyamoto to follow Milly.
This is a fun film that borrows from many different films but stands on its own as an entertaining ride.
This kinetic cross between Independence Day, The Terminator and The Matrix plays like a live-action anime film. Transforming airplanes, time-slowing devices and stylised Kung Fu all come in to play in this great thriller.
Boasting fine comedic touches, tension and genuine emotion whilst not relying on romance the film manages to be a great fun film that could have been rather a rather unoriginal.
There is great chemistry between the two leads, he the super-cool Neo-like hero, she the appearing like a homeless person for much of the film. The villain of the film (an almost punk looking gangster) is actually scary and provides a very good motivation for Miyamoto to follow Milly.
This is a fun film that borrows from many different films but stands on its own as an entertaining ride.