Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
Angelino is just one of thousands of deadbeats living in Dark Meat City. But an otherwise unremarkable scooter accident caused by a beautiful, mysterious stranger is about to transform his life... into a waking nightmare! He starts seeing monstrous forms prowling around all over the city... Is Angelino losing his mind, or could an alien invasion really be happening this quietly...?
MFKZ is a visually explosive French-Japanese co-production that stands apart through its hyper-stylized aesthetic blending graffiti culture, lo-fi dystopia, and manga sensibilities into something genuinely distinctive. The cinematography and art direction are the film's crown jewels — kinetic, grimy, and wholly original in visual voice. The novelty is high: few animated films combine this exact cultural cocktail with such uncompromising attitude. However, the plot is serviceable but thin, leaning heavily on familiar 'ordinary guy discovers he's the chosen one' beats without enough subversion. The voice acting (English dub particularly) is uneven and drags the film down. The ending feels rushed and somewhat unsatisfying, failing to land the emotional and narrative payoff the setup promised.