I appreciated that everyone and their mother didn't need to be a sympathetic hero. Raleigh didn't bitch about his brother, and Mako's backstory only made her stronger (except for the first drift). I thought the actors rode the line between love interests and partners extremely well. There were small hints of romance, but overall they were just a very strong pair that I enjoyed watching. Rinko did an excellent job at not being a typical pathetic, submissive Asian woman as Hollywood loves to stereotype.

The acting was quite decent. I was blown out of the water. Can expecting robots and not much else, and was pleasantly surprised by the realism of the humans.

It was good