With: Justin Chatwin, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung, James Marsters
Plot: A young warrior destined for greatness (Chatwin) must track down seven Dragonballs that grant unlimited power before they are found by the evil Piccolo (Marsters)
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Who was this made for? Surely the only interested party would be fans of the manga (Which I haven't seen) which has obviously been severely bastardised here. The story has transformed into an American High School comedy with occasional saturday morning cartoon bouts of questing and fighting. It's not terribly made exactly, but so weak and half-hearted that you find yourself actively pitying those involved as you watch (Did their friends have to go see it and feign approval?). Obviously the budget doesn't allow for as many effects as the story requires, and the teens are too fresh-faced and plastic to make the fight scenes seem anything other than playing with lifeless dolls. One of those films that fails badly on so many levels that it becomes a semi-interesting emblem for the worst of Hollywood, but the only true joy it brings is imagining all those hardcore manga fans weeping into their Goku dolls.
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What would Chris say to you if he saw this, Max!?
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