Synopsis
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the Earth from its darkest hate and unleash the spirits within.
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Cast
- Ming-Na WenDr. Aki Ross (voice)
- Alec BaldwinCap. Gray Edwards (voice)
- Ving RhamesSgt. Ryan Whitaker (voice)
- Steve BuscemiOff. Neil Fleming (voice)
- Peri GilpinOff. Jane Proudfoot (voice)
- Donald SutherlandDr. Cid (voice)
- James WoodsGeneral Hein (voice)
- Keith DavidCouncil Member (voice)
- Jean SimmonsCouncil Member (voice)
- Matt McKenzieMajor Elliot (voice)
Recommendations
- 90
New Times (L.A.)
Spectacular entertainment. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The story is nuts-and-bolts space opera, without the intelligence and daring of, say, Steven Spielberg's ''A.I.'' But the look of the film is revolutionary. Final Fantasy is a technical milestone, like the first talkies or 3-D movies. - 75
Boston Globe
Despite its conceptual shortfall, is worth seeing, if only to update yourself on what can emerge from a keyboard these days. - 50
Los Angeles Times
The film's plot gets so convoluted no nongamer older than 14 will be able to follow it all. - 50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
For all the grace of the animation and visual splendor, the stilted script and emotionless "performances" give this digital artifact a distinctly stiff, wooden flavor. - 50
New York Post
What makes Final Fantasy a final failure is a predictable, nonsensical plot, laughably lame dialogue and a surfeit of cloying environmentalist piety. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Isn't likely to satisfy the gamers' appetite for action. It also probably isn't heady enough for the science-fiction crowd, and it's too remote for those who simply wish to be immersed in a head-spinning fantasy world. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The movie exists only as a showcase for the animation technology known as hyperReal, a photo-realistic simulation of space, figure and movement that hopes to one day erase the line between animation and live action once and for all.
