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Monday, 15 October 2012

.hack//The Movie: Sekai no Mukou ni (2012)

aka: .hack//Beyond the World

Fourteen-year-old Sora Yuuki is reluctant to step into THE WORLD, the long-running MMORPG that her friends enjoy, until one day...
For half the movie nothing happens, until it latches onto the same .hack// story we've had many times before across various media. There are zero surprises to be found.
It’s a film of style over substance. THE WORLD environment is stunning, seeing it rendered so beautifully is the big attraction, but if this really is the .hack// swansong like they claim then it’s a shuffling whimper not a rapturous bang. It deserved better.

2½ familiar faces out of 5

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