This was a decent movie. Probably not as great as the best episodes from the original show (Particularly those from the Kyoto story arc) or as the Trust & Betrayal OVAs, but it does make justice to the anime series in which it was inspired, with a good story and more than decent animation. This movie seems like an attempt to of two different aspects of "Rurouni Kenshin": The dark and dramatic (if not tragic) elements of Kenshin Himura's violent past (shown in the Trust & Betrayal OVAs) with the much more light-hearted and comical television series. Fortunately, the result is much better than one would expect, having a convincing balance between the comic relief and the seriousness.
Even when this movie isn't perfect, it is still very well done, and I would recommend it to any "Rurouni Kenshin" fan.
Even when this movie isn't perfect, it is still very well done, and I would recommend it to any "Rurouni Kenshin" fan.