The movie was a definate improvement over square's last final fantasy movie. But that isn't saying much. Final Fantasy is a great video game because of their compelling stories. Final Fantasy usually has great plots. But this seems like a plot devised over a coffee break... I think the plot on FFVII AC was razor thin. I think it was ridiculous that cloud would have so many swords. Real warriors are taught one thing above all else. NEVER lose your weapon. It should never be more than an arms lenght away at all times. Yet cload had a bike full of swords that snapped togeather for seamingly no reason what so ever. Then he proceeds to lose each one.
Then there was Cait Sith without his moogle which made him about as useless as a plinko chip. What was his attack? I just saw him hitching a ride on Red XIII. He was this movies jar jar binks... Which he was annoying as is in the game and yet they some how made him even more annoying.
Another thing I had a problem with is the fact that the enemy teamed up on cload every chance but that cloads peps wouldn't help him fight off these idiots after they fought behamut. Lets just appear in the middle of a fight so we can do exactly nothing and then just fly off. If I were cload I would be pissed.
The fight scenes while good were used to fill in for actual story. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense why fights would be the center peice of this movie when it should have been a plot. These are people who can make hours of dialogue to go into a game but when it comes time to make a movie they produce the cheesiest most retarded banter I have ever had choke down. I feel like the video game had adult themes but the movie was made for release on cartoon network's between scooby doo and power puff girls.
Now it wasn't all bad. The visuals where breath taking. The fight scenes were rad. The plot just wasn't what I was expecting. I would give it a C-... but that is from a company that gets straight A's... Like I said dissappointing.