Renaissance (2006)
7/10
Europe tries Manga movie, and does a great job of it...
11 September 2006
Renaissance is a dark sombre animated movie about a police hunt in futuristic Paris for a young beautiful research assistant. This being sci-fi and French, not all is what it seems, and an intelligent set of stories and characters are blended together to create a rich tapestry of a movie.

The styling of the the movie, in my opinion, takes together Sin City with Ghost in the Shell, whilst I found there to be some influence also from the original Metal Gear Solid. Filmed all in black and white, the artwork is perfect comic book and works incredibly well. The voice overs are excellent too, and there is little wrong with the movie. However, intelligent as it is, I found that I wanted more from the film in depth in its story, not that it is wholly lacking, but that is a personal whine.

Regardless, if you enjoy something different to the norm this will easily meet your needs. Hope to see more like it in the future.
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