Not even some visceral action can save Knights of the Zodiac from being as fleeting as a shooting star.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 6, 2025

Seiya's attempts at wisecracking fall flat and, as for the plot holes, supplemental manga-reading may be required to fill in the gaps. This wasn't worth the wait.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 5, 2023

No amount of martial arts choreography or special effects can compensate for a weak script.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 25, 2023

Otherwise, it should have gone as gritty as Robert Rodriguez did with Alita Battle Angel. As it stands, Knights of the Zodiac looks and feels like a compromise designed to kickstart a franchise that seems unlikely to happen.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jun 2, 2023

Three screenwriters were necessary to write a tremendously simple plot told in the most complex way possible. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 30, 2023

Knights of the Zodiac remains as one more title in the list of failed live action anime adaptations. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 26, 2023

There are occasional visuals that are very striking... But it's an absolute mess of a big-budget spectacle.

| May 18, 2023

The Saint Seiya adaptation, Knights of the Zodiac, works best when it leans into slick action and lets its cast cut loose.

| May 17, 2023

This lack of an engaging plot means the film becomes a soulless series of adventures and fight sequences with no heart or motivation behind them other than good versus evil.

| Original Score: 5/10 | May 17, 2023

All mythology and no soul.

| Original Score: 3.4/10 | May 16, 2023

The defanged action sequences don’t leave an impact, and what was once an engaging story about Greek myths and destiny has been downgraded into a cliched battle between technology and faith/magic.

| May 15, 2023

It will neither satisfy the fandom’s demands for a true-to-the-bone homage to their childhood favorite, nor will it transmit to outsiders why this tale of blind courage in the face of insurmountable odds has inspired such decades-long devotion.

| May 15, 2023

It is much too self-serious at times, but the visuals and action sequences are boldly portrayed with little fear of ridicule or shame of its origins.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 13, 2023

Strong role models in uneven, violent manga-based actioner.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 13, 2023

The narrative and characters are swallowed by a storm of ill-conceived CGI and unfortunate writing, another title in the long list of live-action anime adaptations that should deter similar future attempts.

| May 12, 2023

Knights of the Zodiac fails to inspire enough excitement to meet the prospect of future sequels with its lackluster visual effects and rather clunky storytelling.

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 12, 2023

Knights of the Zodiac is secretly brilliant in its holistic understanding of what makes anime appealing as a medium.

| May 12, 2023

What's missing, essentially, is some kind of personality to take the edge off just how routine and formulaic this tale is...

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 12, 2023

Overlong, clunky and anemic while failing to deliver palpable thrills.

| May 12, 2023

Knights of the Zodiac is an example of everything wrong when a manga-based anime 온라인카지노추천 series turns into a horribly acted live-action movie that will make even die-hard fans cringe. There are bad video games that are more entertaining than this boring flop.

| May 11, 2023