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I really enjoyed this more emotional ending to the story, I actually teared up multiple times especially during each Quint's respective Festival Arc. It wasn't just the romance, but Nino wanting her Dad to be there, Miku finally finding her voice, Yotsuba having trouble with self-worth and deserving what she has, and Itsuki meeting her biological father who discourages her from her dream that make me really feel. I'm so glad I was able to feel so strongly through these characters I've gotten to know. Although the manga's art was definitely better, the movie's music and some of the extra scenes really made this ending feel better here than it did to read. I was never really rooting for Yotsuba (my order was Nino=Miku>Itsuki>Yotsuba>Ichika) and after finishing the manga I was ok with the ending, but really wished one of the other girls won, however the way this movie handled things really improved my perception of the ending. I also thought it was really cute how Miku and Nino were running a restaurant together at the end, it feels very satisfying because of how they butted heads at the beginning of the show before eventually realizing they actually share a lot in common.
The only real criticisms I have are that after watching this so long after the show I forgot some of the important events (this is not too big a deal because of how everything is handled with flashbacks as a movie); some scenes especially at the beginning just felt like they were coming one after another with no real throughline or context; and that if you really think about how things would work in reality stuff like the 5 sisters all dressing up as the bride on the wedding day and them all insisting on going on the honeymoon (among other things) are kind of fucked up if Fuutarou and Yotsuba are in a committed relationship and eventually marriage. This stuff happening doesn't ruin it because it's anime logic, but it's just kind of funny to think about in the back of your mind.
