Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012)

86% of critics liked it
(14 reviews)
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(2,938 ratings)

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, a new feature-length adventure into the world of an international anime sensation. A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against… More Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, a new feature-length adventure into the world of an international anime sensation. A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory - even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone. -- (C) Official Site

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By: Kazuya Murata
Written By: Hiromu Arakawa, Yûichi Shinbo
Genres: Action & Adventure, Animation, Anime & Manga, Science Fiction & Fantasy

In Theaters: Jan 20, 2012 Limited
Studio: Eleven Arts

Critic Reviews

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The incomprehensible back story didn't dim my enjoyment much. The movie is a crackerjack audio-visual thrill ride.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Fans, go be with your people. Others, approach cautiously.
Andy Webster, New York Times
The widescreen canvas is an improvement over television's limited expanse. But if you're not among the indoctrinated, don't bother.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
This is a very intelligent, well-plotted story - and my hunch is that we have not seen the last of our heroes.
Tom Russo, Boston Globe
Soporific exposition culminates in a visually chaotic final act that makes "Tintin'' look downright restrained.
Brian Miller, Village Voice
It's silly and excessive, but Fullmetal Alchemist occasionally strikes a note of adolescent truth, as when Ed wishes for "some way to get our bodies back."
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Common Sense Media
The movie is gorgeously animated and has many powerful images and ideas.
Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
Exhilarating, intelligent and compelling with plenty of surprises and dazzling animation.
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
The movie is gorgeously animated and has many powerful images and ideas, and what little we do get of Ed and Al is enough of a sampler to spur viewers on to find more in this series.
Jeff Shannon, Seattle Times
At some point you have to ask: When are fantasy fans going to tire of heroes and villains throwing bolts of energy at each other? Give it a rest already!
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Like a lot of anime, the movie remains entertaining even when you have no idea what's going on.
Kalvin Henely, Slant Magazine
The Sacred Star of Milos manages to be an entertaining and faithful expansion on the original material while being inconsequential to it.
Maddy Myers, Boston Phoenix
This is a gripping mystery in its own right, and even retains the original Japanese voice actors (with subtitles).

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Drew S

Pretty interesting, but formulaic and simple. I haven't finished the series yet.
Remi L

A little more violent than what I'm used to in the FMA series and a little cheesy to be honest. Maybe because the writers had to rush through things as they only had roughly 2 hours to tell this story as opposed to an entire series. I think this was the reason I was iffy on… More
A little more violent than what I'm used to in the FMA series and a little cheesy to be honest. Maybe because the writers had to rush through things as they only had roughly 2 hours to tell this story as opposed to an entire series. I think this was the reason I was iffy on watching an FMA movie and I think my experience backs it. The action was great but some of the animation, like the characters' hair, look sloppily done. Perhaps my expectations are too high. The villain reminded me of the villain from the Cowboy Bebop movie but the animation was so much more fluid and well-done and the violence didn't just come out of nowhere. You were expecting it. Entertaining but it pales in comparison to both FMA series.