Setting aside the obvious question of "Why did they not think that they are popular already before the tour overseas," and how convenient things are for these girls and other side characters--I think I have no complaints about this movie (speaking plot-wise). The story has this feeling that their time as a school idol group (and also the time for the series) is coming to an end. Conflicted with the dilemma of going to continue as a group, or reforming the group, or just putting it to an end; the main characters are having difficulties with finding the "right" answer. The movie's plot revolves around that idea alone (and of course, along with the plot is the situational Music Videos and frequent comedy scenes).
Compared to the prequels to this movie, I find that this had better animation, and better combination with the "usual art" and the CG animation. They blended these two kinds of animations beautifully. But then again, you can't help but think of their faces and body proportions and motions as something weird when compared to their "usual state" when they are drawn by hand instead of being a computer-generated art.
With regard to the characters in the movie... There really isn't much to work with the characters. Given that there are already two seasons completed before they released the movie, it is very difficult to introduce additional characters that will contribute to the plot and plot progression of the film. I find it to be "okay" when they inserted an additional character that will help Honoka find a resolution for the group as the leader of U's. But the rest was just "same old, same old . . ."
For the final aspect, I find the sound very appropriate and fitting (regardless of a few bumps every now and then). As expected, I've given it a full score for it.
Rating:
story 7/10
art & animation 9/10
character 8/10
sound 10/10
(Rewatch score) Overall 8/10;
I found it to be enjoyable and quite good as a sequel to the two seasons, nothing serious and nothing to be missed, but it's a good ending for the Love Live! School Idol Project series.
