I've seen the poster of this film being recommended to me many times on here as well as MyAnimeList and anime Facebook groups but never actually looked into it - until last night. I gotta say this anime was good to watch since it does only last a decent one hour. I found that the beginning made much more sense then the middle part because ok we know the real Hal died and resurrected from the Andriod but it seems Kurumi died too? There was a lot of thinking involved in this lemme tell ya lol!

Seriously though, this film does give you a mixture of emotions that you honestly don't know what the hell is going on. I really wish this film was able to give us a proper ending instead of a rather abrupt one which is the reason why I'm giving this anime a 7/10. However I thought the English Dub cast especially Chris Burnett, Bryn Apprill, Bill Flynn and Todd Haberkorn (who sounded like Greg Ayres on this) were pretty great on their roles.

Yeah if you feel like you want reality stuff even with a sprinkle of sci-fi and good animation, this one is definitely for you to check out!

Hal... It has been a long time since I watch a movie that by the end of it I said "Yhee I won't be able to find another one like this".

It's not amazing (I wouldn't put it on my top 5...) but it has some unique perspective how we can harness the power of the future to make good, and help people in a unique way. (very unique).

While not a long movie, you will be kept hook to the screen (I don't remember dead areas in the movie, or "black holes" that I skipped).

I must say it took me time to understand the end (don't worry not like Lost or The Matrix), but I like it, when a movie play with your mind and take you to a different path than when you thought.

To sum up, It is not the best movie I have ever seen, but it does require 2 - 2.5 hours to watch it. I do believe it worth watching (at least once) just to get a different (and ) unique perspective about the future and what may come.

To quote Wiki's summary, Hal movie's story takes place in a technologically advanced society in which robots can be programmed to behave like a complete human. A robot is asked to replace "Hal", who died in an accident, to help Kurumi, Hal's girlfriend move on in life. "Hal" struggles to understand the real Hal's past, Kurumi's affections towards Hal as well as the meaning of being alive.

To me, this is one of the more memorable sci-fi movies of 2013. The film does not appear to be particularly emotional and easy to watch. But it has its touching moments. What I like about this movie is it paints a very realistic approach on robot rehab (even though it is not a commercially viable technology at this time).

Much of my rating is skewed towards the greatest magic which lies in its very successful twist. Because that twist made this movie stood out amongst many other movies touching on rehab topics out there. Still, considering the subject matter, the movie is far from perfect, at least in my opinion knowing that the director had been involved in many other high profile anime works in the past (like Place promised in our early days, Attack on Titans etc)