In my previous review, I compared this series to "Hibike! Euphonium". Hibike! had a movie that did a speedrun through the second season and crammed what probably should have been one or two seasons into one movie. The comparison to Hibike! is apt, because this did exactly the same thing. It wasn't awful, but it made for a rushed and unsatisfying movie. It moved way too fast and careened towards a rather obvious ending, that ended up being basically one unanimated scene at the end. You know, I had originally written a review (and put it on the wrong movie, OOPS) where I saidthat I hated that ending. And it's true, I don't like the last few seconds. But I'm gonna actually give that a pass now, because I realized why they did it. The song "Beyond the Bottom" is *amazing*, and they spent the three minutes of the credits just playing that song. And if you know how I feel about most idol music, you'd understand how much of a compliment that is. I actually ended up transcribing it and spending an hour with my theory/composition teacher to figure out how it all worked, and it's pretty much a case study in good composition/orchestration. Do I like all the dancing and stuff that goes with it? Meh. But. Heck, it's actually inspired me with some ideas for a composition I'm currently working on. I learned a lot from it.

That song pretty much carried the whole movie for me. I love it. It's definitely not just the best song in the WuG discography, but maybe it's in the top two or three for ALL idol anime discography.

So... if you want a movie that carries on the story, well... okay, and introduces you to a great song while you're at it, well, you could do lots worse. But just like the "Hibike" movie, well... it's a transition, not a destination. Don't expect much from it.