Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001
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Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi, Moto Sakakibara
Cast: Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, James Woods, Ving Rhames

Sensitive scientists and a warmongering general are at loggerheads over the way to tackle a phantom alien threat. The popular computer game has been expanded into a groundbreaking animation which has realistic computer created human characters. After the initial sense of wonder subsides, you're left with the cold and clichéd characters and the dull story filled with New Age gobbledygook.