- Starring: Anne Suzuki, Gorô Kishitani, Takeshi Kaneshiro
- Summary: The year is 2084 and the human race is fighting an alien militia to save the last remnant of civilization. A young heroine name Milly (Suzuki) escapes the war and jumps back in time to present-day Japan in an attempt to change history and prevent the demise of her people. (Destination Films)
- Director: Takashi Yamazaki
- Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 17
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Mixed: 9 out of 17
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Negative: 7 out of 17
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67A B-movie goof on an A-minus budget, Returner is a mini-epic tweaked with computer effects and one blazing gun battle after another and set to an anonymous techno-beat.
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60Like all good B-movies, Returner comes loaded with enough eccentric touches to give the recycling a whiff of freshness and, as is often the case with many above-par follies, it's the cast that takes the whole thing to another level.
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38Serves as both an homage to and shameless thief of its influences. The result: a sprawling, deformed, undisciplined piece of cinema that hobbles along on weak, genre-splicing tactics.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 15
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Mixed: 0 out of 15
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Negative: 3 out of 15
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