What can I say, no matter how hard I want to I'll never get the time back that I took to watch this movie. Though it was completely unnecessary to make a sequel of any kind to FFVII, it still had potential for a second story. So I figured I would give it a chance.

Quite frankly, the plot moved to fast in the movie. If anything, it felt like it was a summarized version of whatever the original story was meant to be. And no wonder, the movie is only 101 minutes long. Most of that time involves several fight sequences that go on for several minutes. If you like the typical action movie with a underdeveloped storyline, then this movie is for you. Sadly, if a storyline isn't well developed, how can the characters be well developed?

The only positive thing I can say is that the animation was done superbly. The CG was top-notch.

This is my second experience with an FF sequel that suffers from similar problems. This has so far convinced me that perhaps it would be wise to stop trying these direct sequels to FF games. For some reason, the formulas just don't work like they did the first time around. Unfortunately, based on how these games and movies have sold, I have to sadly admit that SE will not stop releasing direct sequels to games that were well closed the first time around.