Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

athena24 I think Renaissance was quite exceptional and unique. It's definitely visually so, but I find the story to be quite original too. Considering that I haven't heard a thing about the movie until couple of days ago, and its IMDb score is not very convincing, my expectation weren't high. However, Renaissance has more than surpassed it.I liked the storyline. It was interesting detective story, slightly reminding me of 'Ghost In The Shell'. I didn't have a clue of how it's going to end until the last scenes. The reveal of the movie's idea also takes time, so the first half it's not clear what is happening.The animation is wonderful. The characters are lively, and detailing is good. Paris' 2054 metropolis architecture has a very interesting perspective. And the noir animation seems to fit perfectly with the plot.I felt that the dialogs in Renaissance were too curt. There were almost no real conversations that throws light upon characters' thoughts, philosophy, point of view etc... . Only dialogs that are necessary to advance the plot.Overall I liked it very much.

agenerette Blade Runner (Deckard is a Replicant!), City of Lost Children (augmented senses or whatever used and abused and mostly, well, just giving us far less than what we might dream of), andDark City: These really ought to be added.For a while now, I've been waiting for an animated film that might affect me as much as Miyazaki's stuff has. This one is the 1st.Hmm, scratch the "animated" part of that.I have an intense love-hate relationship with film noir and, hey, if you don't leave, it must be mostly love, right? But, there are so many sci-fi and noir themes totally submerged in this film that it's just a wonder to watch.These people did an incredible job!

Cinemibus For all its visual delights, how much better Renaissance would have been in live action. The animation is fantastic in the big picture, yes, but the characters are cold and hollow, much like the story and the style of this film. With real actors, perhaps the world of the film would not have felt so lifeless. There is much to admire here, but at the end I found that all I could do was admire. I did not enjoy the movie that much, and it clarifies something that I did not see before: that the visual elements can be the defining positive aspect of a film, but without a good story and strong characters, it can all be for nothing. I will not go so far as to say that this movie comes to nothing, but sometimes it comes dangerously close. I love Dark sci-fi thrillers. Blade Runner and Dark City are two films I thought were wonderful. But Blade Runner had its tragic villain and Dark City had its thought-provoking story arc. Renaissance has shadow and light, but little else. I wish I could have liked this movie more, but the weak story and the empty characters stood in the way of that. The Renaissance was a historical and artistic burst of color and life. How ironic, then, that one of the most bleak and lifeless movies I've seen this year takes its title from the Renaissance.

TermlnatriX There's about 25 years worth of inspiration packed into it. Beginning with existential themes of Blade Runner, as well as the vision of the future - with corporate billboards advertising their products, to the technology of the later Matrix films and Spielberg's A.I., and finally the black and white graphic novel look similar in style of Sin City. The creators have put in a lot of effort in the visual department and the outcome is a well crafted future neo-noir. Add a detective story and you've got an interesting film. I know what it wanted to be, but regardless of the stunning visuals, it wasn't enough to get it to the final destination.