The underlying premise is strong - many important and timeless themes are touched upon. Immortality, consciousness, attachment - this could have been a movie that fused a meaningful action sci fi with deeper questions of life, relationships and existence.
What you will end up going through is an unnecessarily prolonged emotional drama, that is out of place in the dystopian world it inhabits and divorced from the underlying premise.
The CGI is good in parts but disappointing where it matters. Performances are so-so and the editing could have been slicker.
Though some of the over the top storylines and context are typical to South Korean action dramas, it is rare for South Korean films to have a story this week on a good budget.
All in all - watch only if you have absolutely nothing else to.
What you will end up going through is an unnecessarily prolonged emotional drama, that is out of place in the dystopian world it inhabits and divorced from the underlying premise.
The CGI is good in parts but disappointing where it matters. Performances are so-so and the editing could have been slicker.
Though some of the over the top storylines and context are typical to South Korean action dramas, it is rare for South Korean films to have a story this week on a good budget.
All in all - watch only if you have absolutely nothing else to.
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