Vexille

Dystopian technophobe futuristic sci-fi with Japan cast as the villain is, well, pretty unusual to find in anime. Vexille follows a group of elite commandos in the US army and their mission to infiltrate Japan, which has been out of contact for ten years. It seems someone's been building totally life-like androids, and it's our job to find out who.

Great CG and effects make this extremely easy on the eyes. Japanese voices playing supposedly American characters are a little less impressive. Bad, really bad, horrible dialog is a shame, since much of the rest of the film is pretty neat. The characters are pretty light; this is a plot movie, and saying any more would ruin the surprise.

Stands up well against most other one-off anime films. Decent if you're into sci-fi, even if you're not an anime fan. That's about it, though. If cheesy lines and bad science piss you off, you might want to skip this one, because they're peppered throughout.