Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) by Steven V — 21 Nov 2017
Ghost in the Shell is okay, but not quite as amazing as it could be, despite its best efforts to "honor" the original anime from a western perspective.
The film boasts beautiful visuals, okay action, a cool score, a few interesting ideas, and good performances from the cast, with Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano and Michael Pitt being the stand-outs.
However, the film also presents questionable directing, acting and script choices from Rupert Sanders, Scarlett Johansson and the screenwriters respectively (not to mention the unfortunate twist), a generic plot, underwritten side characters, and dumbed-down philosophical themes.
While the end result is not as awful as it could have been, there's still plenty of room for improvement for this film (and any possible sequels) to be incredible and to do the original anime justice. The film, much like The Major, is a shell with fragments of an otherwise compelling ghost.
This review of Ghost in the Shell (2017) was written by Steven V on 21 November 2017.
Ghost in the Shell has generally received mixed reviews.
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