The visual bonanza cooked up by Rodriguez (...) is enough to power through any narrative bumps with quickly paced action and bleak, yet colorful, imagery.

The best moments of 'Alita' are a synergy of its two creative forces, blending impressive digital environments with a science-fiction universe that speaks to hidden depths (often quite literally).

...a film with Imax spectacle and big effects.

...an elaborate, live-action reskin of a manga-based anime...