Overall experience was alright. The movie was okay. But caution, walk into this moving expecting the worse and you'll get better than what you think. Of course the cheesy love crap was boring and didn't add to the story nor did it anyway help advance anything. The characters are semi-lovable and you can easily identity who's the villain. But you don't really care for the "Spirits Within". They talk about most of them and you only get to see Dr. Aki excavate about 2-3 of them if I remember correctly. But in the end the movie alright to watch but extraordinary if you enjoy 3D flicks that are far away from the kiddy stuff Pixar and Disney dish out. Some may like this movie some may hate it, but respect it for being bold. Definitely shouldn't be called Final Fantasy.

Square set out to create a visual masterpiece when they created "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within", and they did just that. Unfortunately, that's all they did. The character design and animation, as stunning and unsurpassed as it is, could not save this bomb from dropping on the box offices. If you own a copy of this movie, demand your money back. If you've never seen it, don't even worry about renting it. If you have a friend who really wants to see this movie, if he drove a truck through your living room and didn't give you a dime to pay for repairs, the holiday season is upon us (this is being written on 11/8/04, to clear up confusion. ^.^;;), and here's an opportunity to get back at your friend.