Overview
Director Robert Rodriguez's cyberpunk action film is based on Gunnm, a manga series that was created by Yukito Kishiro in 1993. Produced by James Cameron and Jon Landau, the narrative unfolds in a post-apocalyptic dystopia caused by a technological catastrophe. A scientist (Christoph Waltz) finds and mends a cyborg (Rosa Salazar) who has lost all her memories but retains her mastery of lost cyborg martial arts. The film also features Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, and Michelle Rodriguez in supporting roles.
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Main Cast & Crew:
Rosa Salazar
Christoph Waltz
Jennifer Connelly
Mahershala Ali
Keean Johnson
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
Lana Condor
Idara Victor
Jeff Fahey
Eiza González
Details
- Format: DVD (Widescreen, Dolby)
- Run Time: 122
- UPC: 024543457602
- Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: July 2019
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"ALITA opens strongly with a razzle-dazzle rush of inspired design flourishes and suspenseful clues." - 01/31/2019 Hollywood Reporter
"[T]his manga-based cyberpunk origin story is a pretty zappy effects showcase..." - 01/31/2019 Variety
"Like AVATAR, the movie creates its own hybridized live action/animated reality." - 02/01/2019 A.V. Club
3 stars out of 5 -- "When Alita pirouettes into action, Rodriguez doesn’t fail to deliver." - 01/31/2019 Empire
"[A] film with Imax spectacle and big effects." - 01/31/2019 The Guardian
"The movie’s star is a promising Rosa Salazar as the namesake hero, a mysterious yet powerful teen girl bot with oversized anime-style eyes and a good and very powerful heart that could power a city." - 02/15/2019 RogerEbert.com
"[T]he setup holds a lot of promise, and Rodriquez and Cameron keep it visually exciting, especially when Alita starts regaining her old combat-ready memories and her killer instincts begin kicking in again." - 02/12/2019 Rolling Stone
"True to its origins, ALITA is a living cartoon of a film....There’s action and lots of it -- beautifully rendered, clean action, the likes of which only Cameron can provide." - 02/14/2019 The Atlantic
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