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- 2019
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 44 m
- 2019
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 44 m
Summary The first-ever live-action Pokémon adventure begins when ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himse...
- 2019
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 44 m
- 2019
- PG
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 44 m
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
53
7.4
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Summary The first-ever live-action Pokémon adventure begins when ace detective Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himse...
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
53
31% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
63% Mixed
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
6% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
53
31% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
63% Mixed
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
6% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
The CGI critters are seamlessly integrated with the 35mm cinematography, the film stock’s grain smoothing the visual tackiness.
Detective Pikachu is a fever dream — a product of night time car rides with a Game Boy, staring up at the street lamps that pass you by, painting the darkened sky with wild imaginations of what a world full of Pokémon might feel like. Detective Pikachu is a silly, almost hallucinogenic ride.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 933 User Ratings
7.4
73% Positive
684 Ratings
684 Ratings
21% Mixed
193 Ratings
193 Ratings
6% Negative
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 933 User Ratings
7.4
73% Positive
684 Ratings
684 Ratings
21% Mixed
193 Ratings
193 Ratings
6% Negative
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
Sure, Detective Pikachu is messy and predictable, but the fact that director Rob Letterman and his team embrace the inherent absurdity of the Pokémon franchise as a whole means it’s a hoot.
Pokemon Detective Pikachu doesn’t quite manage to create a coherent story out of its convoluted mythology, and its playful winks at the detective genre feel misplaced.
Overlong set-piece action scenes pitched in the key of chaos, full of running and screaming and a whole lot of falling down, ultimately turn “Pikachu” into a wearying slog.
Beneath the predictable story, Detective Pikachu isn’t about much, and if you need Wikipedia to explain who Mewtwo is, most of the jokes will go right over your head. The whole thing is a bit too childish for adults, and a bit too convoluted for kids. It absolutely deserves an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects however, even if the subject matter makes me think it’s unlikely to receive one.
This is 1 hour and 44 minutes of Pikachu short-circuiting your brain.
When I saw this movie in theaters I thought that it was the best thing ever. I had just finished 100% the Detective Pikachu game, so I was really excited. Re-watching it on DVD makes me realize how much of my original liking of it was because it was a live action Pokémon movie. It is still a pretty good movie though. A great watch with some buddies to rag on and laugh at/with.
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It's a weird choice for the first live action Pokémon film but it does a good job adapting the Detective Pikachu 3ds game. Would be a lot better of a movie if some of the human acting was better and if it didn't have the awful twist ending.
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Ryan Reynolds isn't as funny as you guys say he is. I just didn't care about anything going on in this film.
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The parts are better than the sum. I think the only real stand out moment for me was the small scene with Mr Mime. Aside from that, It's very forgettable. The acting was very rough in this movie, Some of the CG didn't blend as well as others and the pacing drags in the second half of the film. This film is definitely better suited for kids but even they may not like it that much.
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Production Company
Warner Bros.,
Legendary Entertainment,
The Pokemon Company,
Toho,
Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit,
Nintendo,
Creatures,
GAME FREAK
Release Date May 10, 2019
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG
Tagline Partner up with a legend.
Awards
Teen Choice Awards
• 3 Nominations
People's Choice Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Hollywood Critics Association
• 1 Nomination
