Hal is an original anime film where Hal if killed during a plane accident. His girlfriend, Kurumi, is devastated and has become reclusive. The solution is to have the robot, Q01, take on the form of Hal to try and heal her emotionally. Despite the somewhat promising premise, Hal falls short and becomes quite boring and bland. It never seems to manage to emotionally connect you to the characters and since we know so little of the world, it doesn't help when it tries to shove in too many characters and backstories of the two main leads. During Hal's journey to get Kurumi to open up to him, he discovers various recordings of the pair which are connected right up to the moment of the climax where the big revelation happens. The background of the pair was a surprise and works well however, overall, Hal doesn't have enough time to connect the viewers like it wants to and becomes a somewhat hollow experience as a result.
