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Advent Children has received mixed to positive reviews.

1UP. com's James Mielke, who scored it an " A -", said the quality and clarity of the CG visuals was " genuinely amazing.

" Mielke called it " the real Final Fantasy movie ," finding it more appealing than the first CGI film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.

However, he criticized the film's music, calling it " a bit sappy.

" While Anime News Network writer Carlo Santos praised the animation, calling it " outstanding ", he criticized the film's plot, arguing that people who had not played Final Fantasy VII would not understand the story.

Santos also found the story digest " Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII " to be " just as confusing as the movie and is more of a refresher for those who have played Final Fantasy VII.

" Mania Entertainment's John Eriani agreed, commenting that anybody who had not played Final Fantasy VII should search for information about the game to understand the film's storyline.

Fellow writer Dani Moure agreed with Eriani, although he added that he liked how the characters were further explored in the film.

Chris Carle from IGN shared similar opinions, giving the section " The Movie " a seven, the lowest number he gave.

He praised the sound and the English voice acting, but criticized the lack of commentary in the DVDs extras.

He gave the film an overall " Outstanding " score of nine out of ten.

Todd Douglass Jr. from DVD Talk commented that Advent Children " is pretty much the film that fans all over the world have been waiting for.

" Besides praising the animation and the appearances from various Final Fantasy VII characters, Douglass felt Cloud's character development was a highlight.

RPGamer's Michael Beckett gave the film a 4 out of 5, praising the plot's tone, the characters ' redesigns, and the setting.

He also lauded the film's fighting scenes, stating that " the film feels very much like a love letter to the fans of Final Fantasy VII.

" Conversely, Leslie Felperin of Variety had a negative opinion of the narrative, called some battle sequences " irritating ", and noted that the last battles have more ferocious antagonists.

About. com's Roger Altizer also gave a more negative review, giving it 2 and a half stars out of 5, citing its plot and dialogue as " weak " and citing the visuals as one of its few pros.