There's a big division in the FMA fandom with this film. people i know that have seen it didn't have much nice to say about it. Most found it weak and not finale material. So naturally, I went in a little leery of what I would think of it. The whole alternate universe plot seemed interesting enough during the show, and the final episode had me flabbergasted since everything was still left wide open. The beginning of the film had me confused as hell before they actually started to reveal what was going on. Two Al's and all the characters being in Nazi Germany had me slightly off-put, and strangely intrigued at the same time. It was kind of a fresh direction to go for the series, I think. Granted ill say the new and unfamiliar characters were stock, however, everyone else shined. I especially loved Mustang's comeback. In all honesty the most annoying part was the whole fiasco surrounding the gypsy. They should have ditched all the new characters and had Envy be the big bad since he's pretty much my favorite villain. Other than those few critiques, I have to say, this was a very entertaining film. The music was perfect, the animation was gorgeous, and it was action packed. I actually liked seeing how Ed and Al acted apart from each other and the heartbreaking struggle they underwent to be together again, as well as the AU versions of other characters and cameos. This movie really didn't let its audience off easy killing two major hero characters (one onscreen) along with a villain...or was he? Also, the ending was equally as painful, if not more painful than the FMAB ending which is saying something. I really don't know if it was an amazing ending, or a bad one since it really threw my emotions in the blender. We all know I like depressing things that rattle my feelings so maybe that's why I was okay with the twist. I am happy to have finished the series feeling like things were wrapped up and I quite liked the film overall.
8.5/10 stars.
Watched dubbed.
