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Pokemon 4Ever
Miramax Films


6.8

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MPAA RATING: G for General Audiences

Starring Veronica Taylor, Addie Blaustein, Rachael Lillis, Ikue Ootani, and Eric Stuart

The fourth installment in the popular Pokemon series of films, starring Ash, Pikachu and all the other Pokemon favorites, and also featuring a new time-travelling creature that has powers over nature as well as time and space.

GENRE(S):	Fantasy
WRITTEN BY:	Norman J. Grossfeld Michael Haigney John Touhey Takeshi Shudo
DIRECTED BY:	Kunihiko Yuyama Michael Haigney
RELEASE DATE:	DVD: March 18, 2003 Video: March 18, 2003 Theatrical: October 11, 2002
RUNNING TIME:	76 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:	Japan

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

Chicago Tribune Loren King

Surprising less moldy and trite than the last two.

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

Alternates between chunks of opaque exposition delivered by cardboard characters and eruptions of colorful and highly imaginative action.

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

Watching a Pokemon movie is like drowning in a sea of cute.

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Little more than a blatant marketing tool. But it's breezy and brief enough to keep young fans - and even their parents - modestly entertained.

TV Guide Angel Cohn

The story is a bit predictable and the characters given to restating the obvious (presumably for the benefit of very young viewers), but overall this third Pokemon sequel is surprisingly entertaining.

Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan

A fairly straightforward, if preachy, tale about environmentalism.

New York Post Megan Lehmann

A rote exercise in both animation and storytelling.

Boston Globe Ty Burr

Harmless in the extreme and it'll mute your kids for nearly 80 minutes, but why not just treat the little yard apes to the real deal and take them to ''Spirited Away''?

Variety Robert Koehler

Supposedly, Pokemon can't be killed, but Pokemon 4Ever practically assures that the pocket monster movie franchise is nearly ready to keel over.

Miami Herald Amanda Rogers

The entire story -- has been done before, and should have been limited to a 30-minute Saturday morning cartoon episode.

LA Weekly Dan Fienberg

It's animated cockfighting for children.

Los Angeles Times Staff (Not credited)

There isn't much to Pokémon 4Ever.

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

Why the Pokémon fad hasn't died off yet is one of the great mysteries of the universe, right up there with the Pyramids of Gaza and the white stuff in Twinkies.

The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson

Deadly dull.

The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder

When it comes to entertainment, children deserve better than Pokémon 4Ever.

San Francisco Chronicle C.W. Nevius

At best this is a film for the under-7 crowd. But it would be better to wait for the video. And a very rainy day.

The average user rating for this movie is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Kitty gave it a7:
When it comes to Pokemon, I expect this movie. Yeah, I own the DVD...and It's good, except some of the lines are a tad corny (I own the American version)...but the voice actors cancel that out! Basically, it's good, but it's got some kinks that doesn't make it stand out.

Tyler A gave it a10:
This is a superb film, I've been a fan of Pokemon since I was 8, I'm 16 now and its still a great series. Only Pokemon fans will enjoy this tho.

Dan R gave it a1:
the only reason this thing gets a one, is because i had some fun whacking off to misty in the theater.

Mystery Pokemon gave it a10:
This movie is awesome! I have never seen anything like that in Pokemon movies!

Sam gave it a0:
The first was okay, second horrible, third putrid and the 5th was enjoyable. When it comes to this one i just want to die.

No one gave it a10:
This is the best movie EVER!!!

Joe B. gave it a 10:
I love it! it is the best movie!

Pokemon 4Ever Miramax Films

Pokemon 4Ever
Miramax Films