Vexille (2007)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2007
	Director: Fumihiko Sori
	Actors (voices): Meisa Kuroki, Shôsuke Tanihara, Yasuko Matsuyuki
	Country: J
	Genre: Animation, SF
	Conditions of visioning: 27.09.2015, Blu-ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: After Japan becomes leader in robotics, it isolates itself from the rest of the World. Ten years later, not knowing what happens in that country, an elite SWAT team tries to infiltrate it.
Review: Released on the same year as Appleseed: Ex Machina, Vexille contains the same elements of futuristic technology, androids and Mechas, and a SWAT team with a strong woman character, I thought because both are adapted from Mangas popular with the young generation, but after some search it turned out that Vexille is original material. A different choice was made for the look of the animation, not photo-realistic 3D in this movie but half-way towards traditional animation with black contour lines around the drawings, not too bad-looking. The Rock-electro soundtrack fits quite well the action scenes. But besides that I was disturbed by the lack of coherence in many scenes, often looking like they had to be placed there because they look good. There is also a love triangle that doesn't bring much to the story. By the way Vexille is the name of the female lead character, where does that come from? The movie is apparently supposed to be remade live in Hollywood this year, but information on that subject is scarce.
Rating: 3 /10