Alita: Battle Angel

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Alita: Battle Angel

PG-13

Released Feb 14, 2019

2h 2m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.

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Critics Consensus

Alita: Battle Angel's story struggles to keep up with its special effects, but fans of futuristic sci-fi action may still find themselves more than sufficiently entertained.

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's sort of overlong and overstuffed, but Rosa Salazar is quite good.

Sep 18, 2019

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Michael Sragow

Film Comment Magazine

As spectacle, the film is aces. It welds Rodriguez's eccentric touch with action and special effects to Cameron's mastery of world-building.

Mar 21, 2019

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

If only the story of Alita: Battle Angel had been as impressive as its technical achievements.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 7, 2019

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

As it is, it’s serviceable, but unremarkable, even among its cinematic brethren of live-action manga or futuristic dystopian works.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

Our leading character Alita goes through a lot of development throughout this story, and it is engaging to watch.

Mar 1, 2024

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Alita: Battle Angel is one of those movies that you HAVE TO watch at a movie theater (...) it's a visual experience, so do waste your time and money in supporting this film. Alita alone deserves that effort.

Rated: B+

Jul 24, 2023

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Llia

loved it. That is enough.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/03/23

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Steven

This movie was so much fun! Please let it get a sequel!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/22

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Nick R

A solid adaptation with good action, great effects, and some strong storytelling beats.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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Justin T

I was really surprised at quite how much I enjoyed this film. Initially I was put off by the CGI character design but that was very quickly forgotten as I was so invested in the story that I didn’t even think about it. In fact, I even liked Alita’s distinctive design. The massive strong points are the excellent casting and the characters, they are really engaging and charismatic. The action scenes are exciting with great fight choreography. The writing and direction are genuinely brilliant. The world feels real and fully realised. The music, sound design, everything is really high quality and cohesive. There is a lot of CGI but it is some of the best I have ever seen so I actually liked it. A lot. There are obvious Mortal Engines (2018) comparisons but honestly these two films are not in the same league. Highly recommended.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/07/24

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Zachary Jacob S

Conceptually, Alita: Battle Angel is super cool! And in reality, it still is in many ways. This world is immersive and interesting! Discovering about Alita and her background was engaging, and done in a compelling way. The story, and the film's messages, I thought were worth while! My issues are: 1: The villain didn't feel fleshed out enough. 2: The story feels very incomplete. The ending is abrupt, and feels rushed. I have heard about a possible sequel, which could remedy this if done in a cohesive manner. However, considering this film on it's own, I would definitely point this out as a negative. Overall though, if you enjoy sci-fi, particularly sci-fi that deals with robotics and cyborgs, you probably need to give this film a try! Despite flaws, I think there's still a lot to love!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/24

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J H

I actually enjoyed watching the film, so did my son. The CGI, graphics, whatever are stunning. SPOILERS FOLLOW: However, it loses marks from me for being shamelessly derivative. Aside from the usual robot/human 'love' interest (Next Gen, Bumblebee, etc.) it's overriding plot theme is lifted straight from Elysium, and the 'game' in the film is a carbon copy of Rollerball except with cyborgs. A remake by any other name.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Synopsis

Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world she finds herself in. As Alita learns to navigate her new life and the treacherous streets of Iron City, Ido tries to shield her from her mysterious past.

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Producer: James Cameron, Jon Landau
Screenwriter: James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Lightstorm Entertainment, Troublemaker Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Sci-Fi Violence|Action|Some Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2019, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 2020
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 9, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $85.8M
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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