Visually, there's an incredible amount of detail to take in, as the titular city is richly imagined as the settings of Metropolis, Blade Runner, Brazil, and other such fantastical cinematic municipalities. In the end, though, it's the film's nuanced take on race and identity that stays in the memory—most notably the way it's willing to complicate its idealism by honestly acknowledging the difficulties in trying to achieve an equal society.
Kenji Fujishima
March 2, 2016