Jul 28, 2021
Yay! My first review! :D Before I talk about the movie itself, I'll give some context about Healin Good Precure as a series.
Healin Good Precure is the 15th generation of the long running magical girl series Pretty Cure (or Precure). While the series had a strong start, it faced a rough production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time (to my knowledge) Precure had to temporarily stop airing new episodes, which impacted the series as a whole and the two Healin Good movies. (This being one of them). This movie was delayed and didn't air until March 2021. After Healin Good had
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completed airing (hence why there is a quickly put together Tropical Rouge short at the end of the film). Despite the delays, Healin' Good♡Precure Movie: Yume no Machi de Kyun! Tto GoGo! Dai Henshin!! is a wonderful film.
STORY: 8/10
The plot is pretty simple: our four lead girls are visiting Tokyo and obtain these cute (and obviously plastic) dream pendants. The little pink pendants allow them to create anything the dream of! New outfits? You can make them! Fish? You can interact with them! Food? Sure! (However there are limits on how much you can create at one time).
From there the girls meet Kaguya! She tells Nodoka to leave in order to stay safe, but obviously Nodoka doesn't take the warning and BAM! monster attack! After the Healin Good cures fight for a bit to save an innocent civilian, the epic crossover aspect of this movie kicks in! The Yes 5 cures arrive!!! They're a real treat to see and we get some awesome action scenes with both teams.
Once that first battle calms down, the Yes 5 cures promise to meet up with the Healin Good cures. Unfortunately, the Yes 5 cures get into a bind for most of the movie. Meanwhile, Nodoka and the other girls are enjoying their Tokyo vacation with their new friend Kaguya, who I will admit, it a very likable character. This part of the movie is very endearing. <3
We soon learn that (*gasp*) Kaguya's adoptive mother is actually the villain (kind of?) and was working with the monster from before! Wow! Shocking! :0 (*sarcasm*) She is using their powers and the powers of other citizens dream flowers (I forget what they're actually called in the movie) to awaken the giant flower that can make the world a better place. After Kaguya realizes what her mother is doing to achieve her goal, they have a fight and Kaguya runs away.
Kaguya's own power lessens as the movie goes on, causing her to become very weak. The Healin Good cures are now more determined than ever to save the people of Tokyo and Kaguya, in the hopes of celebrating her birthday with her the following day. Alas, things take a surprisingly dark turn. We learn that the energy Kaguya's mom had been collecting was FOR Kaguya. She wants to save Kaguya's life. :(
The two make up, but Kaguya still doesn't approve of her mother's methods and orders the energy to go back to the rightful owners. Unfortunately, the villain from the beginning of the movie turns on Kaguya's mom, and puts up a nasty fight. The Healin Good and Yes 5 cures are able to save the day, Kaguya has her happy ending with her mom, and... that's it! Roll credits!
We do also get a fun little short with the Tropical Rouge cures. It's cute, but doesn't add anything to the movie as a whole.
Even though this movie is predictable, I really enjoyed it! Even made me tear up a bit. :,) However, I do wish we saw a bit more from the Yes 5 cures. Cure Lemonade is my favorite!
ART AND SOUND: 9/10
Both are absolutely wonderful! Especially considering the not-so ideal production of Healin Good as a whole.
CHARACTERS: 9/10
Although certain twists were very predictable, I really felt for these characters! Kaguya and her mom steal the spotlight in this department! I truly wanted them to continue to stay by each others side. So sweet!
It was also so nice to see the Healin Good cures again. I wasn't fond of the way Healin Good ended, but I really enjoy the characters. Same with Yes 5, but once again, I wish they had more screen time.
OVERALL: 9/10
This film is very enjoyable for Precure fans. I would even say you might like it if you've never seen Healin Good or Yes 5 before! (Although you might be a bit confused...)
This movie has a lot of heart and it was genuinely enjoyable. I'll definitely be revisiting this one. <3
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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