I can't think of a better example of uncanny valley than this distasteful movie, with its creepy-looking protagonist full of CGI on her face - and as for the rest, the plot is a dull, convoluted mess, the characters are flat and lifeless, and the dialogue is pretty much terrible.

BAA is a solid Scifi action filled bonanza with a strong narrative. Condensing an exuberant amount of content from the source material but often feeling like it's just trying to do too much all at once. Some characters and ideas needed a little fleshing out before playing their larger roles in the story, whereas others probably should not have been introduced altogether but an obligation to the original works would've made such an omittance criminal. There's a lot of exciting big ideas in BAA and as any good Scifi goes it's the core human themes that tie it together and make it relatable. Unfortunately I still stand by the idea that Alita's CGI-face is just too distracting in a lot of solemn moments that would have really resonated. Instead I'm constantly getting this fish-out-of-water video-game character vibe from her that just doesn't mesh into this very real, gritty, dystopian world that the film is trying to sell me. This feeling of disconnect clashes with the core themes, what is real? What is it to be human? Sci fi staples that get undermined making this whole fabricated world lose a lot of its credibility. The story could've been written neater with less throwaway elements that reference the source material, your suspense of disbelief is constantly tested in ways that you don't want it to be. All-in-all though BAA delivers a riveting tale of a cybernetic girl's coming-of-age in a rough unforgiving world at a time when strong female leads is exactly what we need.