Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) is trying to leave the drama of Neptune, California behind. She's interviewing for a lawyer job at a large firm. She's dating the safe Piz (Chris Lowell) now. Then she gets a call from star-crossed ex-boyfriend Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring). He's been dating pop star and fellow Neptune High alum Bonnie DeVille. He's in trouble as the prime suspect in her murder. Veronica gets drawn in on another Neptune murder. It's the 10-year high school reunion and she's forced to go.
This is like hanging out with old friends. The gang is back and there's a new murder. How much enjoyment one gets from this movie probably depends on if that person saw the TV show. They bring back all the characters no matter how necessary to the main plot. Everybody gets to have their part. The movie exists for fans to catch up on these people. The Kickstarter campaign probably convinced Rob Thomas that this movie is more for the fans and it works well for that. For TV show non-watchers, this is a functional murder mystery but there are a lot of relationships with history that these people are unlikely to get.
This is like hanging out with old friends. The gang is back and there's a new murder. How much enjoyment one gets from this movie probably depends on if that person saw the TV show. They bring back all the characters no matter how necessary to the main plot. Everybody gets to have their part. The movie exists for fans to catch up on these people. The Kickstarter campaign probably convinced Rob Thomas that this movie is more for the fans and it works well for that. For TV show non-watchers, this is a functional murder mystery but there are a lot of relationships with history that these people are unlikely to get.