Avalon

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Avalon

R

2001

1h 46m

Sci-Fi

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In the future a female warrior (Małgorzata Foremniak) enters a virtual-reality game where there is only one way to win.

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Derek Elley

Variety

Neither an out-and-out actioner nor a fully realized study of the psychology of games-playing, pic is still reasonably diverting

Oct 18, 2008

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J. Hoberman

Village Voice

Among other things, Avalon may be the first movie that uses contemporary Poland as a special effect.

Dec 30, 2003

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Manages to create a haunting virtual world that's more mystical than anything the Wachowski brothers have offered us, blending the real and the imagined into a portentous cyberpunk fable.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 23, 2002

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Pointedly abstract and elusive, it is, like many of the films of Mamoru Oshii... richly visualized, gorgeously textured, and wound around issues of dream, reality, and the levels of consciousness.

Apr 8, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The techno thriller is more boring than thrilling.

Rated: B-

Jun 21, 2013

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John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

It will overjoy viewers looking for a leisurely fantasy departure and bore to tears others hoping for another Matrix.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 16, 2003

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Umatsu O

Top 3 in the worst movies I've ever seen. Do you like seeing a woman feed her cat and ride a train? Then this movie is for you. No joke, watching the protagonist silently living her dull daily routine was MOST of the movie. Literally the only good thing about it was the very last 2 seconds when a lil girl smiled like a psycho because that was interesting to see.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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Ed M

This is great for the cyberpunk crowd. I heard so many say it make the top ten of great cyberpunk movies and I agree.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/06/23

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Audience Member

Although it is a Euro/Asian B-Movie I can't say the visionary behind Ghost In The Shell has lost his narrative, visual and atmospheric touch. Possibly a bit too slow and meditative for any mainstream audience especially today.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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cees t

Less productive than watching paint dry.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

If you like watching a girl silently riding a train back and forth and then feed her cat, while absolutely nothing else happens, you'll love this!! Best part of the whole film was the last 3 seconds where a little girl smiles kinda creepy. You can just skip to that since it doesn't make sense even in context anyway.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

An outstanding piece of cinema, with a great visual, a good story, a expectacular ambiance. An important piece of the scii-fi culture. It is underated movie wich deserves more than a bunch of critics who would worship avatar or somthing like that

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Mamoru Oshii

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Małgorzata Foremniak

Ash

Władysław Kowalski

Game Master

Jerzy Gudejko

Murphy

Dariusz Biskupski

Bishop

Bartek Swiderski

Stunner

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Synopsis

In the future a female warrior (Małgorzata Foremniak) enters a virtual-reality game where there is only one way to win.

Director: Mamoru Oshii
Producer: Atsushi Kubo
Screenwriter: Kazunori Ito
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Polish
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2021
Runtime: 1h 46m

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