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Originally Posted by Mesnick

It was a similar feeling. I wouldn't say it was downright offputting, but it felt Americanized. Perhaps it would have been worth moving the action to the US, especially since Ultraman has a history of Western adaptations, albeit a scant one.

I definitely found the quippiness of the dialogue the most aggravating part of the film, which is definitely a problem in a lot of modern American cinema, lol. The dialogue itself was also just not that good I think, and the fatherhood theme is well-trodden territory for the Ultra franchise at this point too. It just didn't have much to offer existing fans and doesn't seem like it would function as a gateway for many Americans to get into the broader franchise either. I'm not sure if setting it in the US would have saved the film given its deeper issues, but it would have at least offered the rare treat of seeing an Ultra fight in another country besides Japan.