With this movie compared to "The Phantom Rouge" it feels like they wanted a more serious approach from the beginning. There were very few light moments and comedy spots in this movie. Which to some might serve as something they are happy with the movie exploring more, but with how much HxH i have watched i prefer more of a balance to this.
Story: 6/10 Fair.
I would say the story is Fair, it's not bad, but i can't exactly say it is great either. For a series that often delivers incredible stories, rich characters, and smashes cliche's, this movie didn't do much of that. But it didn't feel like a waste of time, i enjoyed exploring more of isaac Netero, and of course the characters are as vibrant as ever.
Art: 8/10 Very Good.
The big moments in the story, with massive battles are particularly well animated and pop out the screen. Specifically the use of Colour when ON is in direct competition with NEN.
Sound: 10/10 Outstanding. The series and movies have nailed the use of sound and music. The series as a whole has some of the best music in memory so it's hard to fault this.
Character: 7/10 Good.
The characters for the most part were good, some like Hisoka were underutilised and may have just been added to get a reaction from trailers and put more people in seats at the cinema. The new "villains" are also not that memorable with the acception of Jed and Gaki.
Enjoyment: 7/10 Good.
This was a fun one off movie, i didn't enjoy it as much as "The Phantom Rouge" but its not as bad as most review say it is on here. It seems a lot of people took some form of offence to this movie, i get most of the criticisms (and also support most of them) but ... it's another side story. And at least it tried to add to the HXH world by introducing ON and a character in Netero's past. It also gave us a lot of really cool visuals, especially in the last 10 minutes, i won't spoilt it here.
Overall: 7/10 Good.
I enjoyed The Last Mission, i would say it's a step backwards from The Phantom Rouge, and clearly not necessary material, but what it does do is it expands on the world, gives us more time with characters we already love, and throws in a few albeit small surprises.
