Let's not waste time with some introductions, i think i am over those so we immediately talk about the...
Story: It's okay, the three thugs of the first movie join Leilas Wyvern-squad, but because they are rebellious they are up to all kind of mischief and then they embark on a mission. That's actually the whole story. Sure, there are some other scenes, we get some insights into the characters, but just a little and the antagonist confronts the protagonist directly, other then that, this is it. It's still just setup, that's how it feels at least and since this is the second installment, i have to take a point off this category. It could move along now, past the whole "this is the war in Europe, this is what we are going to show you". It's kinda foreshadowed that we will get much more in the third movie and i look forward to that but until then, a 6 to the story.
Art: The animation kinda weirded me out, at least when it comes to conversations. I suppose the studio wanted to show that this is a movie, so they let the characters move a lot, but in the end it just looks odd, how they flail their limbs around. It's not all the time, pretty much only at the start, but it was still noticeable. The mechs are still CG, the fight was spectacular, really intense, i love this whole "Battle-Rage" thing. That and leila in the pilot suit are the two reasons i will up the score by one point. Yes, i am not joking, my anime-boobs are important to me. So i would give it a nine, but! Vercingetorix looks so stupid, so out of place, that the eight remains. Really, that machine would be right at home in a final fantasy game, but in Code geass? No, what the hell?
Sound: There is nothing really new here. The battle-cries were entertaining, but other then that, everything is the same, even the song at the end.
Character: They grow on me. Akito is still too much of a trope, Suzaku but with an edge. And i like Suzaku, even more after the first season. So i was pretty happy at a certain point into the movie. Really, seeing lancelot in a fight in this CG-Style, that'd pretty sick. Same goes for the criminals, in the case of them being too generic. Ayano got a cute butt, seriously thank you to whoever designed the pilot-suits, they might as well be naked. You can see i am really focused on the deep themes in this movie. I won't even mention Leila, she'd be the best character again if a certain someone didn't make a comeback.
Enjoyment: I enjoyed that one a little more, not enough to warrant a higher score though. There is not much else i can say here, only that it at least keeps me interested for the sequels.
To summarize, there wasn't a notable drop in quality, so far it's going strong and adds something to the universe of code geass, even though none of the events in this movie matter in the grand scheme of things. That might be my main gripe, but at the same time it's unavoidable, given that we never even heard of Leila or Akito in R2. At the very least it's fun and provides some eye candy, sometimes that's just enough.
