Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Director: Robert Rodriguez
Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly
Runtime: 122 minutes

Synopsis: A deactivated female cyborg is revived, but cannot remember anything of her past life and goes on a quest to find out who she is.

Performances: 5/10
Screenplay: 4/10
Special Effects: 6/10
Costumes/Makeup: 5/10
Editing: 5/10
Cinematography: 6/10
Score/Soundtrack: 5/10

Verdict: Based on a manga of the same name, "Alita: Battle Angel" marks Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron's first collaboration as director and producer respectively. Being both titans of the industry that have impressed me more than once with titles such as "Sin City" for the first and "Titanic", "Aliens" or "Terminator 2" for the latter, I was excited to see what that alliance would result in. And I have to say, I walked out of the theater pretty disappointed by what I had witnessed, which was basically yet another boring and formulaic blockbuster that never grabbed me or made me care about what was going on.
Filled with cheese, exposition, and annoying characters, "Alita" is also burdened with an inconsistent script as well as not-so-great acting. The film's biggest assets and quite honestly only reasons that make it worth checking out on the big screen are its at times impressive visuals and well-choreographed fight scenes only toned down by the movie's PG-13 rating.
"Alita" checks all the boxes of a by-the-books popcorn action flick and does have a couple of entertaining moments. So if that's what you're looking for, make sure to catch it on the biggest possible screen.

FINAL GRADE: 5/10