[Mesnick]

I watched the crossover between Gotchard and Geats. Well, now I have a new favorite crossover movie. I didn't expect that I would like this film so much. I’ll start, however, with a complaint: the farewell at the warehouse is very crumpled. After such an adventure, a party suggested itself, sort of like in the finale of Saber and Revice. Yes, even with the same Ikki last year, Ace sat in a cafe, but did not say goodbye and ran away after the fight. Also, Minato was not even in the third plan, but somewhere at the level of an extra. But there is a moment in the film where he and Tsumuri find themselves alone, they could at least talk about their common love for the color black.
But everything else is great. For once, the characters not only fight together, but also communicate. Moreover, showing character, and not:
"It must be hard to be a doctor?
“Yes, it’s better than a ghost.”
Even their motorcycles communicate, which, thanks to the movie budget, received their moment of fame. Yes, this is not the level of Megamax and Ultimatum, but at least something.
Still, I must note that the characters of the main characters were elevated to the grotesque. Hotaro's childishness has been turned up to the maximum and he behaves like a five-year-old. Ace, in turn, is more reminiscent of Michinaga from the beginning of Geats. But this does not spoil the overall impression and is fully compensated by interesting interactions and exciting adventures.

X-Wizard is a good anti-villain who basically did a DGP with X-Chemies and even a parody of the Geats ending as a reward. Thanks to the features of Chemies, catching them is not reduced to the banal: “beat the monster, get a gimmick,” and therefore, in addition to beautiful fights, we also get unusual use of abilities and various tricks. It's a pity Ace didn't see how Spanner lured the lion with a bull, he would have appreciated it. Also, because half the film is dedicated to the X-Chemies, they are treated as characters and therefore Star Gotchard, despite his ridiculous appearance, actually has emotional weight. Also, the Chemies toys are incredibly cute and I'm sure even those who are not familiar with the show will buy them. So Gotchard is not in danger of commercial failure. Although the show is already safe, considering that judging by the unboxings on YouTube, collectors are buying tons of cards.
Next up is Inspector Kugimiya. I guessed that the alchemist would find a way to counter Ace's divine abilities. I didn't guess that he would be the Gamemaster, but what the film presented was even better. Ace's longtime DGP opponent has learned alchemy to get his revenge! This immediately puts him at the top of Geats' list of villains, if only because of his persistence. Also, his final form is cool, but too similar to Geats, which is why several times during the rush of the battle it seemed to me that Hotaro was hitting Ace.
Majade's debut turned out to be cool, both in the film and in the show. Although now I feel bad for Jeanne.

I remember Revice was criticized for paying too much attention to her. Here, Rinne literally turns into the main character of her own special within the film. However, I don’t mind, although this part had the most mistakes, both technical and caused by too crumpled narration.
Overall, the film looks like Gotchard's presentation for those who have seen Geats. They explain to the audience about alchemy, Chemies, Malgamov, and demonstrate what the main caste is like. In principle, you can watch it without having seen a single episode of Gotchard at all and not get confused in anything. It's also typical Gotchard in style: lots of fun, emotional moments, the incredible becoming real, and a simple but correct moral.
It's even more funny that in this film we learned more about Ace's past than in his own show. And without the logic-breaking blunders typical of Geatsu, who even in Gazer’s haste managed to shoot himself in the foot, showing that Ace could not participate in the DGP in the Sengoku era, because that DGP did not happen, and the next one began in our time. But I digress... I was actually surprised that Ace showed more emotion with the plush toy than with his mother, but let's chalk that up to the other writers. Besides, the toy is wonderful.
To sum it up, this is not a perfect film, but it is a very good one. Kind, bright, exciting, funny, educational, well shot and written. Everyone watch.