Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is a film based upon the anime series. It is a standalone story that takes place before the end of the anime and is pretty much just like a regular episode. Of course, the budget is higher so the animation quality is better, and the story is a little bit more involved than what you're used to from the TV version. On the flipside, because it is longer, the pacing also seems to be slower. There are various scenes where it felt it was dragging it for a tad bit too long with not much positive effect. The story itself focuses on the group of space bounty hunters Spike, Jet, Faye, Ed and Ein as they target a bioterrorist. The terrorist is planning to let loose a pathogen upon the population of Mars that will quickly kill them. Each member of the team follows a different lead to try and track down the terrorist. The plot itself, once you've finished the story, it fairly decent. There was an elaborate plan, a mystery that was revealed, and a villain that was cruel but had some reason for doing the things he did. The execution though was lacking, and it seemed to not have as much of elements that made the TV anime so charming. Overall, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is good if you were already a fan of the anime and wanted something more, otherwise it feels like an average movie.
