The action sequences, especially the ones in which our heroine dons a nifty veil that renders her invisible, are certainly exciting, but there just aren't enough of them to make us forget the convoluted story line, or the relentlessly silly dialogue - made even more laughable by the lifeless, hysterically foul-mouthed English dubbing.
The exposition-heavy story chronicles the adventures of a shapely, angst-ridden 21st-century female supercop as she and her equally badass colleagues attempt to track down and capture “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious computer criminal who may or may not be the enemy he seems to be. Ghost in the Shell is a slick but plodding recycling of tired cyberpunk clichés that adds nothing new to the genre. Lacking the imaginative thrills and rich characterization as such previous Japanese-animated imports like Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira and Hirohiko Yamaga's The Wings of Hommeamise, Mamoru Oshî's Ghost in the Shell - the latest “anime” feature to receive a theatrical release these shores - is a disappointment.
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