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Now, the regular K-On! show sure is entertaining. The formula that they use works well with a 25-minute timeslot, and it is light and fun. The problem with this movie is that it's basically just a really really long episode, which is completely neglecting the strength of the K-On! series to begin with.
Moreover, this thing is simply a season 2 extension. Most of the senseless rambling the cast does throughout the film is about graduation and Azusa. The premise of the film is exactly the same as it was for season 2. Never mind the terrible execution of the purpose, absolutely nothing was challenging ... the world of K-On. Additionally, the total lack of compelling events, thoughts, or feelings shown on the screen for nearly the entire 2 hours is a serious head-scratcher. This movie was clearly crafted from a careless and lazy vision. The first half of the film was utterly pointless and may as well not have even existed. Hell, they didn't even step foot on a plane to London until 40 minutes in. I would much much preferred the rehashed 'graduation & Azusa drama' chitchat to be 5x more concise, and not the bulk of the movie.

As for why I gave the characters a poor rating: I wasn't ever shown anything different from what I have already seen. Movies are supposed to be an experience unlike all others. There should have been more character development, different tones, and some risks taken. When someone watches this, they need to be able feel that the trip changed both their beloved characters and themself. When the group returned home, their demeanors were identical to before; and everything carried on as usual. I couldn't believe it. It was like the producers are TRYING to tell you that the trip meant nothing to the girls and this was all just filler. You need to bring things to your audience in ways the original TV series never did, otherwise WHY EVEN WATCH THE MOVIE?

The whole thing is boring from front to back, and that's an understatement. The fact that the girls were in London didn't even matter anyway, since they interacted with the city in literally 0 ways. Sure, they had a few snapshots of famous spots, but nothing connected us to the setting nor to the characters. It was all superficial bullshit if we're being honest with ourselves. The film conveyed no emotions or experiences that we couldn't have gotten in any other setting (like Japan for instance lol). Majority of this entire movie was just a time-waster. It was such a blatant bullcrap plot excuse that it's frankly disgusting, and might even be seen as disrespectful to Britain. It seems like Kyoto Animation can't change writing styles if their life depended on it. If they cannot do that, then they shouldn't be making movies. This was a pathetic attempt at an anime film. I'm almost embarrassed for the people who say that they liked it.

And don't even get me started on the ending. Just another song? THAT was the entire purpose of the film? It's gotta be a prank; it really does. They could have shown that in the regular season.. Nope. Instead, they decide to not only drag out this uneventful "movie", but to tarnish the name of K-On! for good measure. And for what? To milk K-On! as hard as possible for a few more drops all the while wrapping the series up in a turd tortilla? This thing's the very definition of a shameless cash-grab. I hope it's not Kyoto Animation's fault; that they were forced to make this film by Production and thus just spit something out. At least then they'd have a shred of dignity left.

Note: I gave the sound a 7/10 because I like majority of the voices and a couple of the tracks. It did fine in that category.