I scanned through the raw quickly, and was pleased enough with what I saw (go figure!
). A lot of action-movie cinematography (and a blatant "Scarface" homage; I'm sure there'll be others to look out for). And some interesting use of technique to "break the plane", as it were (Eins running upstairs, for instance -- using depth of field).
A bit too much talking, though. That'll probably be alleviated a bit by having subs so I can understand, but I'd generally prefer more time showing and less time saying. Especially with voiceovers.
I was a bit annoyed by BotI, so I'm hoping that some of the classic Hand Of Mashimo(tm) that I see here will keep me enthused with this one.