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The Mystical Laws (Shinpi no hô)

The Mystical Laws (Shinpi no hô) (2012)

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Average Rating: 4.2/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 4

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Average Rating: 2.5/5
User Ratings: 141

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When the earth and humankind are in danger, you will learn about the mystical laws that rule the world you live in. (c) Official Site

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If you're an anime fan, you already know to look past the mumbo jumbo plots and enjoy the visual scope of a battle between good and evil.

November 29, 2012 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle
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Religious mumbo-jumbo, turgid storytelling and lackluster animation drag down this anime fantasy.

November 29, 2012 Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter
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Who conceived this ponderous, quasi-evangelical hokum, anyway?

November 22, 2012 Full Review Source: New York Times
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The Mystical Laws is an (un)holy mess, a religious tract masquerading as a paint-by-numbers hero's journey.

November 20, 2012 Full Review Source: Village Voice
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"The Mystical Laws" works neither as a straightforward sci-fi anime nor as a recruitment and advancement tool for the beliefs of Happy Science.

October 19, 2012 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times
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Audience Reviews for The Mystical Laws (Shinpi no hô)

I am going to skip the part about how this is film is a not so subtle way of communicating the beliefs of Happy Science and focus on the film. The anime was nice in places. The CGI really didn't mix in well with the anime and often looked out of place. The script was ham handed and there wasn't much "gray" to the story. Good is very good, Evil is very evil. By the end it was outright preaching. Bottom line, I was checking my watch early and often. That typically doesn't bode well for an entertaining night at the movies. Much less for a religious tract.
December 11, 2012
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