Violet Evergarden: Recollections

The movie by itself is solid: both music and visuals are exquisite, the story is touching, and Violet is as lovely as ever. But if one has time to watch full series, I would strongly recommend doing that instead(at first).

Far too many scenes too good to miss have been left out. Exposition is rather brief and hasty, especially introduction into profession and, most of all, the flashbacks. The ending also is comparatively inconclusive. Episode where Violet writes letter to the Major would've made for a much better closing, but it looks like there was an objective to fit into hour thirty, so we have what we have.