Ghost in the Shell (2017) FILM REVIEW
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Major emerges from stealth mode in the live-action adaptation of the popular manga GHOST IN THE SHELL.
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
*** out of *****
GHOST IN THE SHELL (2017)
Director: Rupert Sanders
Screenplay: Jamie Moss and William Wheeler and Ehren Kruger Based on the comic by Shirow Masamune
Starring: Scarlett Johansson , Juliette Binoche , Pilou Asbæk , Michael Pitt, Takeshi Kitano
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, suggestive content and some disturbing images
Running Time: 1 hour 47 minutes
Rating Scale:
***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average
*** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor * = Bad 1/2* = Abysmal