pretty visuals and a lot of fight make not a good movie . and that be precisely what happen here . first off and let me admit and i be yet to play ffvii ( i intend to order it soon ) . however and i do do research to familiarise myself with the character and the story . however and not everyone have the luxury of time to research thing like this and and advent child demand that knowledge of ffvii be require . in spite of incredible visuals and i can not say there be too much thats new . we have see it in final fantasy represent the spirit within and and apart from some good movement and i can not say they have do lot of super dare stuff with this . the fight scene well and they be a bit of fun . still and how could we ever doubt the result of any of them . this one be boringly classic there be three fight with the bad guy and follow the standard procedure ( the hero and cloud and get smash and then he almost get there and get smash and and then finally win ) . the reason i say it be boringly classic be that it be use a great deal and but in this case be poorly execute . i will touch on that later . the english dub seem fine to me and though i do not watch it in japanese and so i shan not judge the japanese dub and but only the english one . i will say this i have hear plenty of good one and even in my limited repertoire . and now and the plot . ummm . what plot . let me be frank and this movie be nought but a fan service and a chance to see the ffvii character on the big screen with lovely eye candy . a i say earlier and the fight seem to just happen for no reason . the opening fight be never explain and kadaj seem to have neither ambition to destroy the world himself nor any real motivation to do anything nasty . cloud sits around mop for the entire film and and pretty much everyone else get an obligatory cameo . really and ffvii be an ensemble piece . advent child be anything but . if they would manage to give everyone some significant story role ( star trek represent first contact prove it be possible and i might add ) and then this could have be a lot well . naturally and that would have change the plot too and which and let be honest and be almost set to be good than the one we get . character be also generally either unused or virtually forget . the member of avalanche ( thats the group cloud work with in ffvii and for those who do not know ) get 2 scene ( 3 in the case of vincent valentine and and some get even less ) . hell and the bad guy get more line than these guy and and that be pretty bad . the music . well and i do not care if nobuo uematsu be god himself and he botch this film big time . advent one wing angel be the only decent piece . otherwise and he couldn not decide whether to be epic ( and orchestral ) or fun ( with electric guitar ) . when he switch from one to the other and you felt it a though he would take a sledgehammer to your head . and that last point on whether this movie be epic or fun . it try to be both and and fail miserably . honestly and you can not please everyone and do everything . the movie also try to be deep ( you can go epic and deep and or fun and deep and but all three be too much ) and but fail here too . the last scene and which be reminiscent of a baptismal ceremony and be throw in there for what look like the sake of it . you do not need to be a christian to just shake your head and cry there . that scene just do not belong in the film ( and nor do aerith frequent appearance she dead jim . ) . give just how fantastic i have hear final fantasy vii to be and this movie be nothing short of a gigantic disappointment . because of the beautiful visuals and i give it a negative .