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I'll be the contrarian here, and say that I actually really liked this movie. My main complaint with the TV series was how repetitive it got and how it felt more like "comedy, with like one or two bits of romance thrown in there randomly". This movie, on the other hand, felt more like "romance, with like one or two jokes thrown in there to make it a little less serious". This is probably my favorite part of the movie.

Maybe I'm committing heresy for saying this too, but I also really liked that this movie didn't focus on the side characters (the sisters, father, ... cousin, random punks on the street who're after Madoka, etc), or the paranormal aspect. I'd always felt, even during the series, that the whole "esper" thing took away so much from the character development and storyline that could've otherwise been devoted towards a proper ending.

The characters in the movie seem like normal human beings, for once. Madoka isn't ridiculously arrogant, Hikaru isn't endlessly bubbly, and Kyosuke isn't indecisive or weak-willed in the slightest. Though while the characters are definitely toned down, they're not unrecognizable. They actually act their age, for once; and this, I feel, makes the movie completely worth watching.

I'd almost recommend not watching the series before watching this movie, but I suppose for it to make sense you have to have watched at least the first five-or-so episodes.

My only complaint about this movie is that it doesn't exactly feel very "finished" at the end. We have no real indication of what Madoka and Kyosuke think of each other at the end, no real indication of what standing Madoka and Hikaru are on at the end, and no mention of how the other characters feel about Kyosuke's abrupt turnaround. But maybe, this isn't such a bad thing.

Overall, this film has a much more serious and angsty tone than the series, and I'd recommend it for anyone who either hasn't gotten too deep into the TV series, or anyone who wants a realistic romance story, really.