STORY: 1
Story? What story? If you count me making myself a guacamole taco with beans, chicken, red tomato salsa, and some queso fresco cheese sprinkled on top; then me eating it while watching this disgraceful "movie", that dares to have Hayate in its title a "story", then I guess we are all writing geniuses who should be more famous then Mary Shelley and H.G Wells. After watching this I'm actually doubting what a movie actually is? I'd call this an over-lengthened OVA if anything! What? Your going to call the majority of the cast going to the countryside out of boredom; then meeting what I presume to be Hayate's mother who starts causing small confusions a "story". Then I guess now we're all the next William Shakespeare! As this is very poorly executed. I mean all she does is create a space where she traps part of the main cast and give Hayate a a gem that can pay off his debt for life. But guess what he does? Oh wait you don't have to what else would he do if he didn't earn it? And the next 30min of the movie is half of the cast in the closed space and the other half outside of it. Just trying to figure out how to get out.
Art: 6
Given that this is neatly done by a different studio but not by the original JC Staff, I'd say its pretty decent. I still prefer the original art over this one but it wasn't unbearable or anything. Just not as detailed. Still, I'd rather have season 3 and up always done by the JC Staff. As their art, is near perfection.
Sound: 5
I'm going to be blunt about this. The songs sucked ass and the only thing that actually sounded good was the same sounds that we hear all the time in anime in general. And Rie Kugimiya's voice. Which I love. In fact, when does sound in anime ever feel like crap? Unless it is unsynchronized and you start hearing the sounds and conversations before you actually see the characters talking.
Character: 2
I just could not enjoy the characters or the movie in general because the characters themselves didn't feel like the characters! Other than seeing them again and actually talking and conversating that was the only thing positive about this movie. What happened to my beloved Hina?! Other than about 2-3 minutes of screen time she didn't even get to show her personality as a tsundere! Is one moment where she blushes, becomes exposed, and yells "baka!" to Hayate going to satisfy ME?! No...just no. I'm better off watching Shakugan no Shana and seeing Shana do the same but a million times better.
Enjoyment: 1
NONE WHAT SO EVER. 'Nuff said.
Overall: 2
The only thing that kept me watching was being able to actually hear Rie Kugimiya and see Hina talking again. Trust me, your better off seeing "Spirited Away" (which is one of 2 references in here) or watching "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya". (which is the 2nd reference) Unless you just can't wait to see the 3rd season and see the characters again. Then again, what "characters"?
