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Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
ベヨネッタ ブラッディフェイト
2013 91 min Japan R 12+
★6.2
Animation, Action, Fantasy
Director: Fuminori Kizaki
🎮 Based on the game
«Bayonetta»
Trailers
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Description
Bayonetta is an ancient witch who awakens from a five hundred-year slumber with no memory of her life. Armed with a gun in each limb, she embarks on a journey to rediscover her past, defeating all bloodthirsty angels that stand in her way.
Starring
Atsuko Tanaka
Actor
Mie Sonozaki
Actor
Miyuki Sawashiro
Actor
Awards
3 nominations total
Key opinion
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate is widely criticized as a poorly structured, rushed adaptation that fails to provide sufficient narrative context for both newcomers and existing fans. While the action and visuals are generally acknowledged as competent, they cannot compensate for a fragmented script and an unconvincing story.
| Screenplay | The narrative suffers from a disjointed, rushed structure that makes it feel like a compressed summary rather than a standalone film. | |
| Theme | The film fails to explain its own internal logic or lore, leaving significant plot holes regarding the protagonist's history and world-building. | |
| Cinematography | Visual execution and combat sequences are considered well-crafted and effectively capture the aesthetic of the original source material. | |
| Production | Character design is divisive; some viewers appreciate the heroine's aesthetic, while others find the exaggerated, disproportionate anatomy to be visually monstrous and off-putting. |