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Alita: Battle Angel
2019 122 min United States of America PG-13 18+
★7.0
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Director: Robert Rodriguez
💬 Based on the comic
«Battle Angel Alita»
byYukito Kishiro
Trailers
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Description
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
Budget:
$170M
US Gross:
$85.84M
Worldwide:
$405M
Starring
Rosa Salazar
Actor
Christoph Waltz
Actor
Jennifer Connelly
Actor
Awards
10 wins & 25 nominations total
Key opinion
Alita: Battle Angel is widely regarded as a visual and technical triumph, successfully bringing a dense manga world to life with groundbreaking motion-capture and immersive production design. While the spectacle and Rosa Salazar's performance are frequently praised, the film is consistently criticized for its fragmented, underdeveloped screenplay and a frustrating cliffhanger ending designed for a sequel.
| Acting | Rosa Salazar’s motion-capture performance provides a compelling, grounded emotional center that anchors the film’s high-concept visuals. | |
| Production | The film features groundbreaking CGI and intricate world-building that set a new benchmark for live-action anime adaptations. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is frequently described as fragmented and forced, struggling to balance complex world-building with coherent character arcs. | |
| Ending | The narrative concludes with an unresolved cliffhanger that prioritizes franchise setup over a satisfying, self-contained story. | |
| Emotion | Opinions on the romance are divided, with some viewers finding it a heartfelt addition and others dismissing it as a shallow, distracting sub-plot. |