Returner – Kampf um die Zukunft (2002)

Returner – Kampf um die Zukunft: Directed by Takashi Yamazaki. With Takeshi Kaneshiro, Anne Suzuki, Kirin Kiki, Gorô Kishitani. A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.

“I know that I will definitely have to see this film again. Japanese movies are getting that sleek futuristic look and Returner is chock full of it. Although I have to admit, there seem to be a lot of u0026quot;homagesu0026quot; ranging from Matrix, Men in Black to Fifth Element, X-Files and so on. Still, itu0026#39;s an action packed with cool style to boot.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe main hero and butt whooping babe work well together. From martial arts, lasers, guns, explosions, action scenes are so rapid that youu0026#39;re left blinking in awe. I definitely think towards the final 30 minutes, it does seem to go on a tangent and a friend and I were trying to piece together what we could and keep up. The CG is used well in enhancing the style of the film, especially the futuristic technology stuff. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf possible, catch this in the theater or on a good home system and you wonu0026#39;t be disappointed.”