Bank of Liberty is just another average Lupin movie. Whether that’s a good thing is up to you. It ticks all the boxes that most Lupin movies hit, a generic villain, a love interest, and Fujiko betraying Lupin. Goemon and Jigen are also there but neither of them really do anything entertaining or important. With that being said I still think it's a decent Lupin movie. Let's start with the positives of Bank of Liberty. Bank of Liberty felt a lot more western than most of the Lupin movies I have seen up until this point. The art was also a lot different to mostof the other movies in the franchise as well. I’m not sure how most people feel about the art in this movie but I personally enjoyed the look of it. The music in this special was pretty normal for Lupin as well, and there are some of the same tracks on other Lupin movies as well.

Now let's talk about the story. There aren't a whole lot of positives about it. There was a generic main villain, a generic and forgettable love interest, as well as a pretty generic plot. With that being said I still think that this movie was enjoyable throughout and I wasn’t ever bored throughout the hour and a half of run time.

There are definitely flaws in this one. This special didn’t really innovate or expand on anything about Lupin. But maybe that's because it was one of the first specials to really kick start Lupin's yearly appearance in specials and movies. With that being said I don’t think that coming back to this movie is really going to blow anyone’s mind, but it’s still an enjoyable watch if you like generic Lupin movies.

In conclusion, if you are looking at this review to try to get into Lupin then I would just tell you to watch, “Goemon Ishikawa’s Bloodshed”. If you are returning to the series and already know that you like the generic Lupin adventure then you will probably like this one.