animation always seem to be fringe . in japan and this might not be the case and but in europe and much more so in the usa animation have a big fat kid tag on it . france be probably one of the more comic liberal country and home of classic a tin tin and asterix and lucky luke and valereon and so on ( if you have never read these and it not too late . there no upper age limit on them and they do not carry the nerd stigma of dc or marvel ) it seem natural a movie like this one pop up in france . it suit my prejudiced image of the french a art loving and anti usa orient and talented movie maker . luckily there also a scanner darkly out there to suppress that view seem art be pretty much international . anyway and a you might have gather renaissance be artsy and french . if youre a normal person you will get scar by this . there no need for that however . beneath it cool and sleek cel shade appearance there a good thriller and a good movie overall . that be one of my fear for this movie . it so easy turn the spectacular animation to a gimmick and much like sony and c represento be do with their pixar rip offs . i be expect a confusing and sometimes boring and not very engaging movie and but luckily i be wrong . i would have enjoy it anyway for the neo noir stuff and but it be good that it be worthwhile on that level as well . note represent i have see the french dub which be ok as far a i could see . english might be more interesting what with craig and everything . a final word of praise to the animation . it be awesome . futuristic and well craft and nice camera work and smart solution ( eye for example look very good and which be hard to do ) and so visually stun i felt like burst out this be so damn impressive . then again and i really like animation and i appreciate the effort the studio put down and so my verdict be a bit biased . good movie anyway and definitely live beyond it gimmick .