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While the movie wasn't terrible, I was disappointed because I had high expectations for it. Most of the reviews seem to be overwhelming positive and it is ranked first so I guess most people enjoyed it. However for me, the story lacked alot while the art was outstanding (which is my opinion on most Makoto Shinkai's works).

STORY
I found the first half of the movie to be enjoyable and after the plot-twist, it kind of went downhill. The sci-fi element wasn't executed very well, alot of the times it felt as if happened all for plot convenience. The time travel and constant body-switching felt too ... much to me. I admit I was bored in the second half (which was pretty predictable). Also there is alot of inconsistencies which led to confusion.

ART AND SOUND
Art was amazing and sound was average (left no impression).

CHARACTERS
The two main characters aren't anything special. They are just your typical female and male lead who want to save everybody. There isn't too much to comment on them because there is nothing beyond them to analyse than what the show directly shows to you.

The female lead does get a little character development when she becomes more assertive to her father towards the end but honestly that's almost nothing. The minor characters were entertaining but also nothing special.

OVERALL
I think this movie is overrated. Yes, the art is amazing but in terms of plot is is average. For me, it left no impact or anything to think about or feel.

Firstly, the animation is really good. The backgrounds are animated extremely well. I think that saved the story a bit, which was lacking alot in comparison.

The plot is about a 15 yr old boy who meets this 27 yr old woman in this garden on rainy days. They talk and he kind of falls in love with her. I find their age gap to be quite unsettling and awkward. Also he is a student and she is a teacher so that makes it even weirder. The shoe/foot scene was uncomfortable to watch. The poetry talk between them was confusing and unnecessary but I didn't think ... too much about it.

The show was only 45 mins so I understand they couldn't explore too much but the characters were not interesting. The boy honestly leaves no impression and the woman is just the kind of character who is a little odd but has a backstory (which imo wasn't very good). In general, nothing much happens plot-wise. When it ended, it didn't leave any mark.

I think you should watch this if you want to just sit back and appreciate some nice art but story-wise it's not worth it.

From Detective Conan Movies 1 to 15, I like this one the most. The virtual reality concept is interesting and it's set in London which is a nice change. Also includes Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes which made it more interesting.

There is an in-game culprit and real life culprit (in Conan's world) which is pretty cool. The culprit is predictable and the mystery wasn't extremely complicated but it was still exciting to watch.

In terms of art and music, it's decent. I didn't really pay much attention to it at all while watching.

In general, I find the older Conan movies to be more ... interesting.

What I liked:
-The animation was alright. It wasn't amazing but wasn't terrible either although the quality did seem to reduce a bit towards the end.
-Sound was alright too.
-Includes some more serious themes (depression, suicide) and also a little sci-fi elements (parallel worlds).

What I didn't liked:
-The female main character, Naho, was incredibly annoying and got increasingly annoying as the episodes went on. She is the generic shoujo female main with an extremely shy personality but a nice and caring person to her friends.
-The male main character, Kakeru, wasn't much better but a slightly easier to understand when you look at his circumstances. Nevertheless, ... he was still frustrating.
-The story felt draggy to me. It seemed to be a cycle of the main male being sensitive and irritated and then resolving the issues and repeat.
-I appreciate the exploration of serious themes however I don't think it did it very well. Most characters also lacked development; to me it felt like more of the focus was on romance. It also had the 'I have to save my friends and everybody' idea, which I don't particularly like.
-The parallel world concept was just there. I don't have too much to say about it; it wasn't explained well but whatever.

+I've read some (alot actually) of comments of people crying over the show, being emotional but I personally didn't feel any of that. It was more frustrating than sad. Maybe I'm just not the target audience for this show.

I believe Orange could potentially be good but was executed poorly.