Once the Tournament of Power story arc ended, Dragon Ball fans have been on edge waiting for more content. Enter Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Unlike most of the Dragon Ball Z movies, which have been standalone short films that aren't considered canon, Dragon Ball Super: Broly is a full length (100 minutes) canon addition to the Dragon Ball universe. This effectively retcons the continuity that fans know from the three previous Broly films, as well as the Bardock: The Father of Goku special; reintroducing the characters of Broly and his father Paragus officially.
This reintroduction does mean that there is a lot of exposition in the film, and the first third of the movie takes place in the past, developing and explaining the backstory of the main characters; Vegeta, Goku, Frieza, and Broly. This is potentially the only part of the film that seems to drag, and yet it isn't because fans are being fed a similar history that they may be already aware of. Instead, it feels slow because of the plethora of history we are having jammed into such a small amount of time. We are getting two films worth of content skimmed over in the first 30 minutes, and that lack of depth in otherwise interest aspects of the lore can cause you to fidget in your seats as you wait for the film to focus on something.
The film is effectively split into 30 minutes setting up the history, 30 minutes setting up the present story, 30 minutes of fighting, and a 10-minute epilogue. What this new history does provide, is a much more rounded personality for Broly, one of the film's antagonists. No longer just an unknown player that is super strong and mindless, we are provided with a backstory that actually builds a level of sympathy towards his character. Which is a very bold thing for a Dragon Ball film to try to do; trying to make the viewer want a resolution that doesn't involve wiping the other person out).
The present-day story is rather minimal, but it does inject a healthy dose of humour into the film. Potentially one of the funniest Dragon Ball movies to date, and it works surprisingly well being incorporated into the action scenes, breaking it up into manageable chunks.
In terms of the number of characters involved in the film, it is far more "realistic" when you are aware of how significantly Vegeta and Goku have surpassed the supporting cast in power level. With only the odd cameo from the occasional character, most are quite rightly left out, and even Goku and Vegeta have practically no character development at all. Everything is aimed at fleshing out Broly.
The 30-minute action scene. Wow. There is so much intensity, so much colour, and various forms of high-quality animation. As is Dragon Ball's style, you can expect a gradual ramping up of powers, clicking through transformations, all of which are gloriously eye-catching. The fight scene has near-enough no dialogue. Just fighting through various environments with a number of different attack styles. Kudos to the direction and choreography in these scenes, as this extensive, and vivid sequence keeps you engaged for the entire time.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly is well done. While I would have loved a little less spoon-fed exposition at the start of the film, it provides enough backstory that non-Dragon Ball fans can still follow it. You don't need to know the intricacies of different Saiyan forms to know what is going on. An entertaining watch, with a hilariously simple soundtrack.