Let's start there: yes, I am a huge fan of Blackpink. You are thus entitled to believe that my judgement is influenced. But I still want to try and proceed to write this review to explain why this is (almost) the best content I could've hoped for from the movie.
First of all, let me address the most common critic I've read on this page, that is to say : "90% of the movie consists of clips from The Show". Yes? Helllllll yeah? I was soooo glad to get some concert clips ! Should I remind people that The Show was only broadcast on YouTube for 40$ with poor quality of video and sound? Of course, one could only expect that they would film the performance with high-end devices, edit it right and provide the public with ACTUAL concert footage that has top sound and image resolution. I shall add that many people have been tricked into believing The Movie would be a documentary? I precisely remind The Movie being listed as a "concert/event" type of movie when I booked my ticket. I mean I was not surprised at all with the content. I did not expect anything but a recording of The Show.
I have never had the chance to go to an actual concert of Blackpink and I must say the experience of The Movie was beyond my expectations. The theater I went to really put in their efforts to render the highest quality of music and sound, it's like I was there in the crowd. The editing was ouuuut there man. The various audio tracks (the voices, the back music, the crowd) were perfectly mixed together so that you could really feel like you were there watching the concert.
The only reason I am giving this movie 9/10 and not 10/10 is because I wish the interviews were a bit more consistent, perhaps they could have done so by adding more making-of footage from The Show. But overall, the scenery created for The Movie is exceptional, the recording of The Show is amazing (NOTHING like what you can watch on the internet in terms of quality and resolution) and I could feel that they made the movie for the fans, with a particular attention given (or should I say acknowledged) to the fact that 2020 and 2021 have seen close to 0 chances for fan to meet with Blackpink.
If you are a fan and you have a good sound setup and a nice screen at home I would highly recommend you purchase the dvd when it's out. Otherwise, I hope there are still some showings around so you can enjoy this wonderful experience !