Pokémon 3: The Movie
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22 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 10 out of 18
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    63
    Kids will love it.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Loren King
    50
    This predictable, uninspired third installment to the endless saga won't win over non-believers.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    50
    Mind-blowing and headache-inducing. But the kids loved it.
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  4. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Edward Guthmann
    50
    Pokemon is over.
  5. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Loren King
    50
    This predictable, uninspired addition to the endless saga won't win over nonbelievers.
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  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Anita Gates
    50
    All about bright colors and constant movement.
  7. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Bruce Fretts
    42
    Enjoyable only if you're under the age of 7 -- or the influence of psychedelic drugs.
  8. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    Allowing for the fact that any Pokemon movie is essentially a feature-length commercial designed to make little kids want Pokémon stuff, this one has its moments.
  9. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    38
    OK, Time Warner, a joke is a joke, but the time of tolerance has passed. Get your creatures out of our faces unless you're willing to regale us by afflicting them with Mad Pokémon Disease.
  10. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Reece Pendleton
    30
    If your kids are fans there's probably no escaping this installment.
  11. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Cody Clark
    20
    If you can overlook its condescending wholesomeness and static, visually drab, endlessly repetitious animation, then you have a more forgiving soul than I do.
  12. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Nicole Campos
    10
    Equally as brainless, shrill and calculated as its two predecessors.
  13. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Henry Cabot Beck
    10
    The animation is only marginally better than the TV show, which means it stinks, and the story is pretty trite.
  14. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robin Rauzi
    10
    Two Tylenol and a pair of earplugs might be enough to get you through Pokemon 3The Movie.
  15. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    10
    The series' quest for different and challenging Pokemon reaches a nearly absurd endpoint this time.
  16. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    10
    Confusing as heck.
  17. New Times (L.A.)
    Reviewed by: M.V. Moorhead
    10
    Expect to be perplexed.
  18. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    0
    Do yourself and your kids a favor, parents, and head to "Spy Kids" instead.

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User Score
6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 7 out of 23
  1. MovieLonely94
    8
    if you like Pokemon movies 1 and 2, then this is the one you've been looking for.
  2. grandpajoe6191
    2
    Indisputably terrible with such crappy script. Even my dumb sister didn't get the movie.
  3. Nick5414
    10
    I really like it
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