Short spoiler free summation of my thoughts.
Story and Characters 9 - Persona 3 as a game has a good story and still remains emotionally impactful despite its dated nature. The movies do a great job of expanding character motivations and fleshing them out while preserving the theming and impact of the original games. Many of the improvements actually make the story better overall, especially the changes made in the alst movie. The way the anime staff decided to direct the protagonist's personality has positives and negatives in regard to the theming of Persona and it impacts the quality of the movies. The protagonist gets shaky development throughout the second and third movies, but it all comes together in the fourth. One particular character moment towards the very end of the movie doesn't make much sense unless you have already played the game or at least know what happens.
Art 8 - There is cg and it does not look good. Better than the likes of Overlord or Goblin Slayer but it isn't stellar. What is animated by hand looks excellent.
Sound 9 - "Persona has good music" - people who get shoved into high school lockers. The movies use several remixes of in game songs and also have several original songs that fit well with the world. My only complaint is that the final mix of Burn My Bread did not play at the right moment.
Enjoyment 9 - In order to get the most out of this movie you need to have either played Persona 3, be a fan of Persona games, or roleplay as one online. These movies have problems with pacing; however, I don't think they are terribly paced or do a bad job with character development.
Overall 9 - As a fan of Persona 3 myself I think the movie is a net good overall and on par with the original Persona 4 animation in terms of matching the quality of the game. Yes, the game is better, but not everyone has the time to play a 60-hour jrpg from 2008. If anything, the show makes noticeable improvements on aspects of the game that felt underwhelming while only sacrificing pacing elements.
