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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

PG-13·2001·106m

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Thriller

Romance

Animation

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Thriller

Romance

Animation

Summary

Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the Earth from its darkest hate and unleash the spirits within.

Cast

Ming-Na Wen

Dr. Aki Ross (voice)

Alec Baldwin

Cap. Gray Edwards (voice)

Ving Rhames

Sgt. Ryan Whitaker (voice)

Steve Buscemi

Off. Neil Fleming (voice)

Peri Gilpin

Off. Jane Proudfoot (voice)

Donald Sutherland

Dr. Cid (voice)

James Woods

General Hein (voice)

Keith David

Council Member (voice)

Jean Simmons

Council Member (voice)

Matt McKenzie

Major Elliot (voice)

John DeMita

BCR Soldier #1 / Space Station Technician #2 / Additional Voices (voice)

Matt Adler

Additional Voices (voice)

Steve Alterman

Additional Voices (voice)

David Arnott

Additional Voices (voice)

Cathy Cavadini

Additional Voices (voice)

Lanei Chapman

Additional Voices (voice)

Vicki Davis

Additional Voices (voice)

Judi M. Durand

Additional Voices (voice)

Greg Finley

Additional Voices (voice)

Jack Fletcher

Additional Voices (voice)

Julia Fletcher

Additional Voices (voice)

Barbara Harris

Additional Voices (voice)

David McCharen

Additional Voices (voice)

Tracy Metro

Additional Voices (voice)

David Michie

Additional Voices (voice)

Richard Penn

Additional Voices (voice)

David J. Randolph

Additional Voices (voice)

Andrea Baker

Additional Voices (voice)

Eric Aten

Deep Eyes (uncredited)

John DiMaggio

BFW Soldier #1 (voice) (uncredited)

Alex Fernandez

Space Station Technician #3 (voice) (uncredited)

David Rasner

Space Station Technician #1 & 4 (voice) (uncredited)

Dwight Schultz

Scan Technician (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Story

Hironobu Sakaguchi

Screenplay

Al Reinert

Screenplay

Jeff Vintar

Reviews

furious_iz

March 31, 2018

**What was cutting edge in 2001...**

...now just looks like an average cut-scene from a PS2 game. Soooooo all you have to rely on is the plot, and that is thin to say the least.

Weak characters, weak plot and really jerky unnatural animation make this once ground-breaking film look awkward and uninteresting. Couple that with the facts that it bares very little resemblance to the addictive if basic games, and the script feels like it was written with google translate, the whole film ends up feeling flat, confusing and leaves you wanting more.