Wonderful character development!

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

The Straw Hat Pirates stop at an island where they came across a theater ship. The place is own by ex-Lieutenant Randolph. Randolph has for many years performed his plays and has inspired numerous people who have seen him act. When the crew was short on actors, the Straw Hat Pirates volunteered to fill in the parts. But soon they'll discover that Randolph has a grudge against all pirates. Reason why is he lost his family from a pirate group long ago. Since then he made his own plays to inspire people to have courage after losing a loved one. Randolph will retire soon as he may soon lost his voice due to a chest injury he received long ago. Meanwhile a marine commander came to the theater ship for Randolph's arrest on a crime he didn't commit. Will Luffy and everyone else save Randolph's final act? And will Randolph see that not all pirates are murders.This one is better than the previous one. Due to the story being unique and well done. There's plenty of comedy in some scenes and Randolph's character is well developed. Overrall this one can't be described as a filler like episode. But just describe as a great One Piece TV movie.