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Thursday, 25 April 2019

Returner (2002)

In a desperate attempt to save humanity from an invading alien force, a young woman named Milly (Anne Suzuki) jumps back in time from the year 2084 to 2002, hoping to prevent the aliens from gaining ground before their war has a chance to even begin. Meanwhile, in 2002 a man named Miyamoto (Takeshi Kaneshiro) stages a personal war against a wicked Triad leader (Goro Kishitani). The two agendas are initially unconnected, but soon overlap.
The film is a combination of many different genres; although primarily science fiction, it has gun play, romance, action, comedy, and a few surprises thrown in for good measure. It has the feel of a multi-episode anime that's been condensed into a Toku-inspired movie. Not quite a jack of all trades, but not deserving of the second half of that phrase either, it's an entertaining fusion.

3 speed bursts out of 5

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