As a true fan of the Anime I was left a little disappointed. I wish they hadn't forced it so much. They seemed to be in such a rush to get as much of the series into one movie that they missed much and failed to hit the mark. Though the acting was the biggest distraction in some scenes. When trying to develop the characters, I felt, they kept them too animated for a live-action movie. I have seen some great live-action based anime movies to know that keeping some of the characteristics of an anime character is nice and draws the die-hard fans in, but over do it, and you are left with horrible acting. Rurouni Kenshin (or Samurai X to you American Dubbers) was a prime example of how an anime live-action is done correctly. Tackling only one story arch at a time, and with a perfect anime character to live actor blend. Maybe that's why this movie fell so short with me was because movies like Rurouni Kenshin and the Japanese Death Note (NOT NETFLIX'S) set the bar very high and I was expecting similar results, due to Fullmetal's popularity, but sadly it let me down. Now with that being said, I have seen far worse live-action based anime movies (Netflix's Death Note) to know this one is not the bottom of the barrel, but one is still scraping pretty low. I would love the opportunity to ask the creators to go back and do it again, because the series has so much to offer and with great potential.
Review of Fullmetal Alchemist
