#ANIME A KITE 2014 MOVIE#
#ANIME A KITE 2014 TV#

She is not a perfect killing machine, instead she is always close to death and only luck and sometimes a mysterious boy are keeping her alive in several occasions. She is an addict for a drug that erases the memory, so she doesn't even remember the parents in the name of which she exacts revenge. India Eisley is incredibly cute, but she is playing this kid killer who wants to avenge her parents. I am still amazed that it is a US/Mexico production. It felt the same way: international cast, a very young female killer and the dreary violence that is usually met in European films.

#ANIME A KITE 2014 MOVIE#

The first feeling I got when I started watching the movie is that it must be a Luc Besson film. Without seeing it, though, I can hardly compare it with the film, so my review is for the movie as a standalone. The story is based on a Japanese manga/anime that I intend to see momentarily.

#ANIME A KITE 2014 TV#

Overall a decent enough revenge thriller not a must see but worth checking out if it is on TV or in the DVD bargain bin. There is a twist that many viewers will probably spot in advance but thankfully it is neither too obvious nor is it too unlikely. The action scenes were plentiful and fairly brutal with plenty of blood spilt and a few wince inducing moments. The rest of the cast are decent enough although some are clearly better than others many of the villains are a bit too over-the-top but they never last very long. Jackson's best film but he does a fine job as Aker. India Eisley does a solid job as Sawa a character that is tough but still has enough vulnerability to make the viewer think she is in real danger much of the time. The story might not be the most original but as revenge thrillers go this wasn't bad. When we first see Sawa, wearing a vivid pink wig and watching clothes I wondered if perhaps the creators were just a little too keen to make the film look like a live action anime thankfully that wasn't the case if anything it looked too grim rather than excessively bright.

That said I enjoyed this a bit more than I'd expected given its rating here. I must say that I have not seen the anime that this film was based on so can't say how this treatment compares. After one confrontation she meets Oburi, a young man who tells her that they were once friends. As Sawa works her way through the cartel, Aker cleans up any evidence that could point to her.

Sawa is also hooked on a drug known as 'Amp', which blocks much of her memory. She is looked after by her father's former partner, Lieutenant Karl Aker. She is Sawa, the daughter of a police officer who was orphaned when her parents were murdered when she was twelve. Set in a future where the state has effectively collapsed after a financial meltdown where cartels trade children and what law enforcement there is is corrupt or ineffective an eighteen year old girl is determined to bring down 'The Emir', the leader of one such cartel.

Anime a kite 2014