Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

The FF that FF fans don’t speak of isn't as bad as some say. Okay, it is, but perhaps not for the reasons I've seen many fanboys give. The story isn't the real problem; pad it out with 40+ hours of gameplay and it’d do just fine. Nor is the environmental message that many people disliked a new concept for the franchise. The real problem is the emptiness in the performances and the inability of CGI to effectively portray real human emotion. It looks pretty but the characters are just dead inside.
Interestingly, it lacks a spiky haired protagonist and there’s no sign of unwieldy phallic swords. It does have a Cid, though; or rather, a Sid.

2 opposing waves out of 5