You probably won't believe it, but even I finally saw Advent Children, albeit because my boyfriend had it *ahem*. Anyway, as a non-FF fan (meaning, not all sentimental about seeing certain characters return), I came away with the impression that the entire film was just a setup for flashy fight scenes. I mean, it's like, "Wow, such realistic light/hair/fur/water," but this doesn't square (hah) with the amount of suspension of disbelief required.

I really hope the games have better plots. *sigh*