Saw the movie in Japanese with Spanish subtitles, if you're a fan or a newcomer to the franchise the movie does a good job of filling the dynamic of the show in the first minutes, it's great.
How's the pacing? Well all the action happens at the end, it's quite good but it doesn't make you feel like they're really in danger or the stakes are too high, movie plays it safe.
From start to middle you get some mundane things; introductions, buying groceries, normal family stuff.
Plotwise is where things fall apart; Anya is going to participate in a cooking contest and her spy dad hints that she should make a "MereMere" dessert, which is one of the judge's favorite desserts.
Winning this contest could bring her dad closer to infiltrate a reunion of influential people in the country, so they travel to the specific city where that dessert is made to learn how to cook it but Anya eats a chocolate containing a chip that other spies where trying to get and they kidnap her and try to make her poop to collect their data.
I say it's filler because at the end, none of this mattered at all - the parents rescue Anya and the contest is cancelled because the kitchen broke, so no cake is made, no stella is won and her dad is not closer to complete his mission.
Visually the movie is gorgeous and at certain scenes the animation style changes completely, one for a gag and the other for a fight and both look awesome
If you're a fan of the franchise you might love it, and it's awesome for newcomers and the entire family (well maybe not kids) but for me... it's meh.
How's the pacing? Well all the action happens at the end, it's quite good but it doesn't make you feel like they're really in danger or the stakes are too high, movie plays it safe.
From start to middle you get some mundane things; introductions, buying groceries, normal family stuff.
Plotwise is where things fall apart; Anya is going to participate in a cooking contest and her spy dad hints that she should make a "MereMere" dessert, which is one of the judge's favorite desserts.
Winning this contest could bring her dad closer to infiltrate a reunion of influential people in the country, so they travel to the specific city where that dessert is made to learn how to cook it but Anya eats a chocolate containing a chip that other spies where trying to get and they kidnap her and try to make her poop to collect their data.
I say it's filler because at the end, none of this mattered at all - the parents rescue Anya and the contest is cancelled because the kitchen broke, so no cake is made, no stella is won and her dad is not closer to complete his mission.
Visually the movie is gorgeous and at certain scenes the animation style changes completely, one for a gag and the other for a fight and both look awesome
If you're a fan of the franchise you might love it, and it's awesome for newcomers and the entire family (well maybe not kids) but for me... it's meh.