There is quite a fair usage of 3d animation, similar to the tv show. Free!! is like comfort food, sometimes it isn't the best but it's still nice to go back to, and this movie encapsulates that feeling super well. It really is just Free!! It has the same underlying homoerotic tendencies (that could still be read as just guys messing around) that all of the other films and seasons have, all the strange melodramatic conflicts, and all the moments that make you want to cringe. These scenes really are the best part of the film. I feel like the staff behind Free!! understand a huge part of the appeal of Free!! are the characters in the show we see characters who barely interact in the TV series get full conversations that last a substantial chunk of time. While there is a problem with the number of characters, there are so many good character interactions. I could pinpoint multiple times in the movie where the people in the theatre I went to laughed out loud. While Free!! isn't the most comical series out there, it's still a fun show to watch and I think the movie absolutely delivers on that part. It's quite enjoyable to watch, and the comedic timing is still high up there. Considering that the show was able to integrate the english speakers better in s2, I find it confusing how terrible Albert's voice is. It's similar to Squid Game in the way that the english barely sounds like actual people and more like what people assume english sounds like. An issue that stems all the way from S3 is Albert's (and the english speakers) terrible voice delivery. It's better done in the tv show because the 87 minute time limit is ultimately one of the movies largest shortcomings. So many small moments with other people of the main cast (Makoto, Sousuke and etc) could be cut out but can't because it's free!! and they need the characters to show up. Starting s3 the show starts to lose its balance when designating time to different characters, it's definitely worse here. To add on the previous point, way too many characters. Just set up for part 2, ending at a moment equal parts camp, and terrible writing. The (main) story never lets itself breathe, and it becomes increasingly difficult to figure out what's going on with the multitude of smaller side plots - making the pacing both excruciatingly slow and extremely fast. One moment, we're in a school festival, the next Sydney where we're competing, and literally the next scene, we're back in Japan. The movie darts from plot point to plot point, from scene to scene, that coming up with a reasonable timeline for it is extremely difficult. A disgruntled mess that will probably only be enjoyed if you actually like free!!.
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