Fullmetal Alchemist (2018)

Fullmetal Alchemist is the live action rendition of the anime by the same name. Two young brothers search for the Philosopher's Stone in an attempt to correct a fatal mistake they made as children.

Director Fumihiko Sori did a good film back in 2002 called Pinpon. He even did the visual effects for Titanic. This film has really poor direction and visual effects which makes me believe that it was not he who made those other two movies anywhere near good. There are shots that could have been done better if the angles were appropriate. Those sort of details aren't noticeable though for the average movie-going audience.

Ryusuke Yamada plays the main character, Edward. He overacts like how someone would in an anime. It doesn't work in a live action and he was the biggest disappointment in the film. He does not live up to the anime character and tarnishes peoples opinions on the anime if they watch this film first. I do not recommend you do that. Watch the show first.

Misako Renbutsu plays Riza Hawkeye and actually does a wonderful job. In case you're not really keen on noticing who I'm talking about she's the blonde haired Amestrain military woman. She actually understands her character and I think she's the best actress in this mess of a film.

There are really bad CGI moments, especially with Al who is constantly reflecting light from sources that don't exist. Rain doesn't affect any of the characters while they are talking, except Al. It's just really bad in terms of the quality of CGI.

Result: D (This film got worse the more I thought about it)

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