I would avoid what critics have to say on this, as it is clearly a movie for fans of the series. There a blink and you miss it cameos from past villains in the series and call ups of events that took place more recently in the One Piece story. Now you don't need to know all that to see this movie, Though it will make the experience better as it builds the giant vegas like country ship they are on as being a believable destination for anyone. Now with that said this movie brings the Straw Hats to an interesting adventure with all the silliness you expect from Luffy and crew. The Villain in this one has an interesting Devil fruit and is given a back story as to why he covets money so much, and what made him be the way he is, as well as introducing a character from Nami's past which gives you a good connection with the characters overall. Now it does follow the formula you expect with a one piece movie at this point. Strawhats show up, have fun, bad guy shows up, they get beat, then they win. Overall it is an enjoyable One Piece movie, with a villain with a cool power and some side bad guys that are interesting and just has the right amount of silly and action. Any Fan of one piece should go out an see this while they can.
Review of One Piece Film: Gold
