Movies: Ryan Reynolds in “Detective Pikachu”

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Pikachu: “Get me the hell out of here!”

PG-13 rating confirmed.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I still can’t believe how well the designs work.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I hope the voice of Danny Devito has a cameo.

 

[David Dennison]

I hope the voice of Danny Devito has a cameo.

Meowth? Him as a cat would be pretty solid.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Meowth? Him as a cat would be pretty solid.

 

[Nizdizzle]

I still can’t believe how well the designs work.

Yeah, it just seems like they got people on board that grew up loving the show/games. I absolutely love everything I've seen so far.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Went in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. Some of the set pieces were downright clever. Middle half was good.

Spoiler

Kids backstory could have been handled better, more seamlessly streamlined into the story.

Also Ryan Reynolds at the end was great.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

It's hard to really judge this movie.

On the one hand, it did a good job keeping true to the franchise. All the Pokemon were immediately recognizable, and some of the established rules/tropes of the world were held up in the film (Police working side-by-side with Growlithe, for example).

But just about everything else about it was just...bad. The pace was off in the beginning, jumping from one scene to the next in an obvious effort to get to the Pikachu introduction quicker. The acting was godawful, as was the writing. Ryan Reynolds' quick one liners can't rescue the bland performances by the lead human characters.

Overall, I'd love for them to try again. But for an actual Pokemon movie. None of the detective stuff. Just a coming of age tale of a new trainer picking his partner and exploring the Pokemon world.

 

[Hivemind]

It's a kid's movie. Enjoyed it for what it was. Some fun nostalgia and Easter eggs.

 

[robertmac43]

Loved all of the easter eggs in this film! Made me very nostalgic about my childhood.

 

[kihei]

Fun, imaginative and moves right along. For once or present Pokemon lovers (and their parents ) this is a movie that will bring back some fond memories.

 

[sdf]

Am I the only one who is sick of this clown?