Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Instant Favorite.

Excellent, smart action film.

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Ritana aka Returner,is a Japanese action,sc/fi adventure.its basic premise is that Milly,a young girl from 82 years in the future,goes back in time to 2002, to prevent an interstellar war.she eventually recruits a man named Myamoto to help her in her quest.There is another small subplot in the movie as well.there is plenty of action,sometimes over the top,as well as some light comedy.the movie is slow for the first half and pick up by act 2.the violence is no more graphic than any north American film.there is very little foul language.there are some ludicrous situations in the movie,but again no more than your typical American movie.some time however,it feels a bot low budget.you almost feel as if you are watching a sc/fi TV show.it is however,at least from the 2nd act on,an entertaining diversion. 6/10

I am going to quote a previous reviewer, mats_carcass, who put the problem with this film most succinctly:"Ingredients: 2 Parts E.T. 1 Part The Terminator 1 Part Indepedance Day Rind of The Matrix pretty much every action movie cliché" all true; and add as well an actress with a face that would look great in a manga cartoon and a popular young Chinese actor doing what popular young Chinese actors do in action films these days.Yet while I respect the perceptions of the reviewer I quote, I must disagree as to the entertainment value of the film; I liked the characters enough that I found their story entertaining, and the pacing was good, with a enough plot twists to allow me to ignore the derivative nature of the whole project. Laso, it is well made, and the importance of that to a derivative film can't be overestimated. If it moves as well as the films it imitates, then I don't mind wasting a little time with it.I also warn the viewer not to turn the movie off at the point the main plot seems resolved. The last ten minutes are actually the best thing about the story, because they leave us with questions that the main story line only implies.

I looked forward to seeing this one, but the only thing good about it is the special effects, and those are to few.Asian films often tend to have a strange, childish humor, that does not fit in properly, and this is a typical example of one of those film. In other film (like Oldboy) the humor stands for something, and suits the mood, but here it's just stupid.I don't know a word of Japanese, but I can tell that these are no superior actors. It's sad really to see a nice layout to a plot become so destroyed. Next film up is Casshern, and I have very high hopes for this one.

This could be a spoiler, cause you cant tell me anything from a film without spoiling a something for me, see yourself, if you dare ;P The reason that I give the film 9 and not 10 is because there is something missing, I would like to know more about the film. It's a really good film, it has the action, the story and good actors. The special effects could be better, but during the film you will get used to it. The music in the film, i liked very much, specially the last scene were Miyamoto smokes in the rain, the guitar music, its really nice, if any one knows who made it please send and email: Johnnyfokface@hotmail.comEnjoy the film if you haven't seen it :)