First of all I need to commend visuals. While the first movie did not look bad and it looked actually fine, its sequel is more visually pleasing (especially during battle scenes or sword duels). Same goes with direction. It was already alright in "The Egg of the King", but we could see it clearly improving (sometimes slightly, sometimes significantly) in "the Battle for Doldrey" movie. This can be perceived as indication of gradually rising quality that is to be expected with each next movie. Good sign before watching the final movie, eh?
As for music, I felt that it was also slightly better than in "The Egg of the King". Maybe it was because of what was happening on the screen? I can't really tell, so let's say that music was just as equally good or even better than in the first movie. Same goes with voice acting, with that difference that it was basically on the same very high level, which was to be expected.
Moving onto this movie as adaptation of the source material, many of things known from the manga were either rushed or omitted at all. That's what I mentioned in the beginning of this review and I maintain my opinion on this issue. However, unlike in my review of the first movie, I won't be that much critical about it. Second movie has proven this trilogy's character and assured viewers like me, who were still unsure about the direction where the project was going at in of adapting Kentarou Miura's manga, about what was considered by Studio 4°C as important elements to be adapted, and what was not.
But still, it's a shame that one detailed scene showing two characters copulating took away several minutes of this movie's length, while this time could've been spent to adapt other types of scenes, but oh well. I guess it's no use in complaining about it and just accept the fact that the movie trilogy chose its own way to adapt Berserk's Golden Age arc.
Do I recommend it? Sure. It is a very nice and entertaining movie, and an interesting take in adapting the source material.
