For a comicbook adaptation, this is good enough.
It has pretty good CGI, machine designs and action. There's also a nice arc for some characters, while some other things simply remain the same or unchanged. In the end, it feels underwritten and underdeveloped when it comes to delivering a message or emotional tones.. but the story it sets out to tell is told well. A tad reminiscent of Death Note's character dynamic and conflict in a different genre.
I'm more surprised at the level of Tokyo destruction, specially landmarks, that were allowed to be recorded in that way.
But it might be worth a watch for the VFX alone, and changes to preconceived notions.
It has pretty good CGI, machine designs and action. There's also a nice arc for some characters, while some other things simply remain the same or unchanged. In the end, it feels underwritten and underdeveloped when it comes to delivering a message or emotional tones.. but the story it sets out to tell is told well. A tad reminiscent of Death Note's character dynamic and conflict in a different genre.
I'm more surprised at the level of Tokyo destruction, specially landmarks, that were allowed to be recorded in that way.
But it might be worth a watch for the VFX alone, and changes to preconceived notions.