Takeshi Kaneshiro,
Anne Suzuki,
Kirin Kiki,
Goro Kishitani,
Dean Harrington
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In the year 2084, when humanity is decimated by a ruthless alien force, all hope lies in Milly (Anne Suzuki), a hardened young soldier, as she goes back in time to stop the invasion before it's too la... read more
DVD Release Date: February 10, 2004
Stats: 673 reviews
Returner is 50% fun b-movie and 50% Matrix/Terminator/ET rip-off. It's quite fun, and should have been better, if it weren't for all the stupid cliches, rubbish script, two dimentional charictors and unnessersery sub-plots. It does have a great story though, well goes without say... read more
This Japanese sci-fi action thriller may lack originality but it still manages to be a very entertaining movie! The story consists of a young woman from a war-torn future who travels back in time 82 years to 2002 to prevent an alien invasion of earth summoning the help of a local... read more
A young woman returns from the future and enlists the unwilling help of a hitman to stop an alien invasion. The Terminator meets Independence Day with a dash of Transformers in a highly derivative but fun pulp sci-fi actioner. It borrows heavily from a lot of sources and the effe... read more
Cool and entertaining, but a bit uneven and weird, as with many movies from Japan. I wouldn't go as far as to call it original, since it seems to have "borrowed" most of its components from american movies, but its forgivable since they have given those elements their very own st... read more
Excellent story with a good ending. The action is pretty good, but it is nothing special. The special effects aren't too bad either. I really enjoyed when the airliner opened up into a spaceship.
Amazing Japanese action-sci-fi film like The Terminator and Independence Day with kinetic action sequences and awesome CGI special effects.
'Returner' is a fun action movie. It should at least satisfy hardcore action fans, and should be entertaining enough for anyone looking for a fun movie
A fun cross between alien invasion, ET, the Terminator and the Matrix.
The movie is a hodge podge of several genres including sci-fi, action/adventure, drama, and not original in each idea...feels like "the matirx', 'E.T.' among others..but the way it all comes together..its quite entertaining.. I ended up loving it!! Both lead actor/actress are q... read more
Returner was a huge hit in Japan, but this would- be sci-fi epic is soporific, shamelessly derivative and barely coherent by American standards.
This Japanese sci-fi actioner copies so many Hollywood hits that it should win an award from the Xerox Corp.
The real reason to see this film is the scrappy rapport between Kaneshiro and Suzuki. They are so good together, you won't know whether to cheer or cry.
Returner is a smorgasbord that seems to have been picked out of a Dumpster. Full Review
Returner goes on far longer than such a derivative movie has a right to, but it maintains enough of a balance between its human elements and its propulsive action sequences to keep us going. Full Review
Like all good B-movies, Returner comes loaded with enough eccentric touches to give the recycling a whiff of freshness. Full Review
While watching the movie, you may also feel like you've traveled back in time -- to the plots of any number of better films. Full Review
A sprawling, deformed, undisciplined piece of cinema that hobbles along on weak, genre-splicing tactics. Full Review
Returner might work best if one could sub its soundtrack of r&b vamps and 'I've Got the Power'-style beats for a steady stream of MST3K chatter. Full Review
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