Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: July 11, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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10
Mixed:
12
Negative:
6
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30
Wall Street JournalEd Epstein
Although packaged as a movie, is in reality a clever 106-minute promo for Sony's PlayStation II games.
30
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
A soulless affair. Read full review
30
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
The lip movements of the animated figures are slightly slow, so you feel as if you're watching a badly dubbed Japanese creature feature from the 1960's. The dialogue is almost as stilted, and after a while you drift into that half-dream state that inert movies can create. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
The thin story covering her acquisition of one wave after another while narrowly escaping death time and again is strictly for player one. Read full review
20
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
I never forgot for a minute that I was watching a cartoon, all the way down to the silly, pseudo-spiritual ending, an ending whose very incomprehensibility is actually one of the more endearing hallmarks of anime. Read full review
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Washington PostStephen Hunter
As monotonous as Muzak, and when it comes to the plot, both bewildering and trite. Read full review
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