The Love Live movie was kinda good
It had a lot fan service but not in the definition that most people would use. Quite a number of scenes, jokes, lines and details are throwbacks to the previous two seasons, meant to give fans enjoyment when they recognise them. Also, that one snippet very near the beginning with Maki, wow.
The plot was... ...it didn't give a clear direction in where it was going until past the halfway mark. They were working hard but I was wondering why. Actually, we weren't even shown their hard work and jump into the group song when they say so. I think that might have contributed to my inability to root for them in the movie.
Most of the songs were seemingly randomly inserted with dances that make no sense in the moment. I even started thinking, after the second random insert, that the creators put those songs in to match the number of songs that there would be in a full season.
Admittedly, the throwbacks were really enjoyable, among other things.
The mysterious person was quite an interesting addition too.
The art was also a great improvement.
Overall, it's good for fans and a pretty bad place to start for the uninitiated.
...I'm kind of torn between rating it 6/10, 7/10. 6/10 for the reasons above, 7/10 because it was enjoyable nonetheless.
I guess I'll settle for 7/10
