Four mercenaries who are taking part in a virtual reality game called Avalon F must team up with each other to defeat a giant sandworm in order to advance in the game.
Visually Assault Girls looks stunning but there’s a lack of plot and character development in this movie. Hardly surprising considering it only runs for 70 mins. This is supposed to be the sequel to the 2001 movie Avalon. There are some great action sequences showing the 3 beautiful mercenary women hunting the giant sandworm with some cool weapons but also there’s a nod to the game Mortal Kombat in which 2 of the mercenaries square off against each other. I think the majority lured to watch this movie by the trailer will ultimately be disappointed – the introduction takes far too long and then there are sequences of the characters walking around desolated landscapes which is boring. The cast is good especially Meisa Kuroki but I think it’s Rinko Kikuchi as Lucifer that steals the show. Overall this movie is far from a classic and from what I’ve come to expect from Mamoru Oshii but that doesn’t mean it’s a complete failure. It’s still very watchable.
Sadako’s Rating: 3 out of 5