John Cho, Mustafa Shakir and Daniella Pineda lead a live-action adaptation of the classic anime series about a ragtag band of intergalactic bounty hunters in the year 2071.
André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Appelbaum, Scott Rosenberg, Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, Makato Asanuma, Shin Sasaki, Masayuki Ozaki, Tim Coddington, Tetsu Fujimura, Michael Katleman, Matthew Weinberg, Christopher Yost
The few deviations it does make seem primed to divide fans: Supporting characters like Spike’s former flame Julia have been given more screen time only for the writers to struggle to come up with anything for them to, while another prominent fan favorite has been axed almost entirely. The series’ biggest sin, however, is that even as it dutifully retraces the steps of its predecessor, it captures none of the magic.
Spike, the lead, suffers the additional indignity of miscasting. Cho fills the role like it’s a Halloween costume he can’t wait to take off: He might be able to work that blue suit long enough for a few pretty shots on Insta, but the second he speaks or moves it becomes clear that he can’t get a handle on Spike’s youthful cool or his simmering self-loathing.
The series does have two bright spots. One is Ein, an adorable corgi who steals the show simply by being an adorable corgi. The other is Pineda. Though her Faye Valentine doesn’t show up until a few episodes in, her performance is the only one that feels of a piece with the world that the show has tried to build around it — hard and funny and a little bit cartoonish, but with an unmistakable undercurrent of sadness. When she’s onscreen,nearly works.
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