Reviews

The plot mostly takes a backseat to the many action sequences. Characters have no depth and it's hard to care about any of them. If you aren't familiar with Gantz, the story will almost certainly be lost on you in the last 5-10 minutes of the film. The ending works for this kind of movie, but it's still unremarkable. BGM is unobtrusive. Sound effects are right out of an action video game's soundbank: a bit silly, but it works.

Where this film truly shines is the monster designs, action sequences, art and animation. The CGI is really damn good: stylish and striking. There's a lot of attention to detail in facial animation and character reactions. The monsters are really cool, and they really nailed the "video game boss" feel with all of them.

So overall, it's easy to appreciate how awesome the movie looks and 'feels'. That alone makes it worth the watch. Unfortunately, it falls short everywhere else.