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27 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 7 out of 17
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  1. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    63
    Brimming with values that should serve its young audience well: altruism, friendship, self-sacrifice, responsibility.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Patrick Z. McGavin
    50
    An insubstantial addition to the cycle. It looks cheap and feels slapped together.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    50
    Clearly, interest has waned - both because children grow up and because they move on. It might be time for the folks behind this particular fad to do the same.
  4. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: C.W. Nevius
    50
    Better for several reasons. First, they've jazzed up the animation. The backgrounds appear to be digital, and they are striking. The story is also less violent and combative.
  5. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Gregory Weinkauf
    50
    Sometimes the 2D and 3D animation doesn't blend, and the heinous pop songs would embarrass Peter Cetera, but there's plenty to like, including a fascinating mechanical contraption and musical score both shamelessly and lovingly stolen from "The Dark Crystal."
  6. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Bill Stamets
    50
    A sunny, gentle action yarn with numbingly repetitive chase scenes and bouncy interludes of playtime.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Angel Cohn
    40
    Given that most fans are very young, ignoring a key aspect of the Pokemon mythos is bound to confuse and disappoint them.
  8. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: David Chute
    40
    Surprisingly, not bad.
  9. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nat Johnson
    40
    The pied piper of shameless kiddie-marketing strikes for the fifth time in as many years.
  10. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gene Seymour
    40
    Gallops along at a quick, easygoing clip. Grown-ups may have to scrub the sugar from their frontal lobes. But it's not about them, is it? Never was. Never will be.
  11. Variety
    Reviewed by: Robert Koehler
    30
    Demonstrates no improvement or enhancement. But the action this time is even less inspired than past battles
  12. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    30
    Kids who love Pokemon movies are no doubt going to see this movie, and they'll have a blast watching it. Very soon they will become older and more sensible and understand how terrible these movies are.
  13. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Louise Kennedy
    25
    Any richness in the drawing of the backgrounds only underscores the weirdly flat, affectless renderings of the characters moving through them.
  14. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Tasha Robinson
    20
    Doesn't have much to offer viewers who aren't still eagerly awaiting their first adult tooth.
  15. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    10
    Plays more like a catalog than a movie... a tedious, unimaginative affair.
  16. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    0
    Crudely animated, badly dubbed, incomprehensible, boring -- and headache-inducing -- attempt to wring a few more yen and dollars out of a thoroughly spent franchise.
  17. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    0
    Kids will revolt, parents will snooze, and I will be downright giddy if I never encounter another Pokémon movie as long as I live. Ack!
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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 8 out of 25
  1. JoP.
    10
    It has to be the bestest cartoon I have ever seen!!! please
  2. grandpajoe6191
    3
    The voice acting is terrible as well as the connection of the movie. i suggest making your kids watch the 'fun' on the TV rather in the theaters.
  3. PokemonLover
    10
    I think this was a superb film. the acting was so beautiful and z. the thought of pokeballs made the movie and thoughtfullness os stunning. i really love pokemon heroes. … Full Review »
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