In the near future, people seeks enhancements by cybernetics. Mira Killian (Scarlett Johansson) wakes up to be told by Dr. Ouelet (Juliette Binoche) that she had survived a terrorist attack. Her mind or ghost has been transferred into a robotic body shell. Hanka CEO Cutter convinces her to join a counter-terrorism team. A year later, she's Major in Section 9 working with Batou and Togusa. They are pursuing a villain called Kuze (Michael Carmen Pitt) who reveals a shocking truth about their existence.
This is a cool looking world. The visuals are awesome but the plot is weak in comparison. It starts with the great spider geisha and the HK inspired cityscape. Johnansson is doing her robot acting. While it may be fitting, it keeps her from fully engaging with charisma overwhelmed by the tech magic on the screen. The meandering story is a simplistic Bladerunner. The forgettable plot leaves me cold. It probably should have started with the memory of her barely surviving the terrorist attack. It would have opened the movie with a great action sequence and also concentrated on the concept of memories by zeroing in on that event. Some slow motion is cool, but too much slow motion drags the pacing down. There is no intensity in this movie. It is missing its soul or quite frankly the ghost.
This is a cool looking world. The visuals are awesome but the plot is weak in comparison. It starts with the great spider geisha and the HK inspired cityscape. Johnansson is doing her robot acting. While it may be fitting, it keeps her from fully engaging with charisma overwhelmed by the tech magic on the screen. The meandering story is a simplistic Bladerunner. The forgettable plot leaves me cold. It probably should have started with the memory of her barely surviving the terrorist attack. It would have opened the movie with a great action sequence and also concentrated on the concept of memories by zeroing in on that event. Some slow motion is cool, but too much slow motion drags the pacing down. There is no intensity in this movie. It is missing its soul or quite frankly the ghost.