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27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanYou can call me fanboy, but this is the best anime I've ever seen.
- 90Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonThere's a lot of imagination at work here; too bad just a little bit of it couldn't have been channeled into the creation of a better narrative.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe title Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is a brain banger. But as sci-fi nomenclature goes, it's easy to read--no twistier, certainly, than "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow."
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustThe dark sequel offers gorgeous images, with an updated and stylish design, but its characters' angst gets in the way of storytelling.
- 50Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposUnfortunately, the outcome here is so over-the-top that it’s going to wind up alienating most everyone that sees it.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA downbeat story line layered with philosophical discourses will restrict the audience to fans of the animated genre.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIngeniously crafted with flashes of intelligence, if not very memorable.
- 40VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyTalky, repetitive and largely covering the same ground with no new thoughts, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is a major let-down.
- 40The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonThe A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonAt times, Innocence feels like a clip show of Oshii projects past. But the effect proves more dulling than warmly familiar.
- 40L.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteL.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteThis sophomoric stuff is pure self-indulgence, a drone to accompany the admittedly eye-popping sound-and-light show. Oshii looks like yet another director who has gone off the deep end, believing too absolutely his own good reviews.