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This review may contain spoilers. Please do NOT read it if you are going to watch this movie.

Well, first of all, I didn't play the .hack games, but since I got interested in the story I read the GU+ manga. Therefore I will be comparing the movie and the manga. So let's see what the movie offers us.

Story:
The story presented in G.U. Trilogy is incomplete and full of leaks. There is a strong focus on the relationship between Atoli and Haseo which becomes annoying pretty fast. In contrast to this it is hardly explained what Epitaph Users are and who have got the Morgana Factors. ... Also the movie is missing the Net Crisis and the reason of Ovan killing other player (collecting the 8 Morgana Factors for Aura's rebirth).

Art:
Well, this is of course amazing. But sometimes some really strange facial expressions were shown, some full of exaggeration. I espially liked Yata's appearance who doesn't look as lame as in the manga, lol.

Sound:
Yes, this is the part where I've got to seperate. On the first hand we've got some awesome OST which I really love and enjoy listening to them while I'm drawing. Therefore it's a pity that the only melody I could remember being used in the movie several times is Liar's Smile.
On the second hand we've got the voice actors. They DID their job. Aber the text itself was awful. I've got to mention here that Haseo is screaming half of the movie. I mean - 2 or 3 times are okay, but everytime something bad or dramatic happens? Pathetic.

Character:
Too bad the only character who are really shown are Haseo, Ovan and Atoli. It even takes time during watching to recognize the names of the GU project's members. And though Haseo kept fighting for her all the time, you only see Shino dieing in the cathedral.
Another aspect I didn't like (there is plenty of them..) was that the movie didn't show the relationship between the World and real persons sitting at their computer. My boyfriend who I watched this movie with told me that he couldn't take this all for serious knowing it's just a MMO.
Atoli is shown more annoying than in the manga, but I guess it's her role. And Haseo.. since he was screaming and screaming and fell down to the ground because of his despair.. no, I didn't like him either.

Enjoyment:
Actually I only can enjoy it if you:
1. like clichés, because the movie is full of it
2. REALLY are interested in the story of .hack, but here again the story isn't very thrilling
3. can laugh about all the things I have criticized because that's what my boyfriend and me did after a while.

Overall:
All in all, I would definitely NOT recommend this movie. Though I don't think the manga is great or special, I believe that the movie even more horrible.