[instantexpert]

Honestly, judging this movie from an a viewpoint independent of the anime as I've only seen a bit of GITS years ago...

The movie wasn't actiony enough to be a good action movie, smart enough to be a good sci-fi movie, or sexy enough to just enjoy objectifying Scarlett Johansson. I tend to turn of my rational brain during movies so I rarely predict or anticipate a movie's plot but this was so ridiculously predictable from beginning to end because it was a sloppy assembly of hollywood tropes. Even the outdoor scenes which were, I guess, intended to be a visual treat, left me feeling like they allowed George Lucas to act on his fear of not having something moving on every single square inch of screen real estate.

This movie was insulting to sci-fi lovers everywhere and, I presume, doubly so for fans of Anime.