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  Review by Patrick Willems ★★★½ 12

  Look: when Pokémon are onscreen, I'm happy. So luckily that's most of the movie.

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  Review by rachel ★★★★½ 1

  psyduck most relatable character of all time i think

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  Review by Karst ★★½ 24

  As someone who still consistently plays Pokemon Go, I was ready to come out of this shoving my middle finger at all the critics faces and slapping a 4 stars on it. But unfortunately I can’t bring myself to do that. In short, it’s like a movie from the early 2000s done right but at the end of the day...it’s still feels like a movie from the early 2000s. 
  Also not a single Magmar in this whole thing, fuck that.

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  Review by sree ★★★½ 3

  mewtwo thicker than a bowl of oatmeal

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  Review by Buddy O ★★★ 12

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  In "Detective Pikachu" Ditto has the ability to turn into humans and when doing so it results in the creepiest thing I have ever seen in any movie ever.

  Those fucking Ditto eyes on a human are going to give me nightmares.

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  Review by cinephile... 🕯️ ★★★½ 2

  this is our generation's blade runner. i will not elaborate.

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  Review by iana ★★½ 3

  who chose ryan reynolds’s annoying ass voice i hate you

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  Review by Houston Coley ★★★½ 6

  You could just hear that cinematographer and production designer going “HELL YEAH BLADE RUNNER VIBES!” That 1st AC was having trouble with the focus pulling early on though, wasn’t he?

  This is basically a cartoon brought to life onscreen in all the best ways. Super campy, super silly, super cool. Did you really come see the movie called *DETECTIVE PIKACHU* for subtle exposition and believable emotional beats? Nah. You came for a fun world, cute lil monsters, and maybe some cool twists. I got all that, plus the VFX designs were spot-on, the 35mm was really stunning on the big screen and the credits were awesome. Not particularly well-directed in terms of performances or really anything beyond the aesthetic, but it does a good job of introducing the world of Pokèmon while also not treating the audience like they’ve never heard of it.

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  Review by James (Schaffrillas) ★★★½ 8

  This. Movie. Is. BONKERS. Suffice to say I will have a full review out in a couple days but in summary I really really really liked it

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  Review by Emma Stefansky 2

  pikachu has a little hat, and little feet, with little little toes, and little LITTLE fingers

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  Review by Jay ★★★ 4

  copaganda but ill accept it

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  Review by Matt Singer ★★½ 12

  If Monsters Inc. took place inside Blade Runner, it might look a little like Detective Pikachu. The film is set in a high-tech, neon-lit, hypercolorful world populated by magical creatures called Pokémon. The production and character design, inspired by decades of Pokémon cards, video games, and cartoons, are gorgeous. You will not find a more visually striking children’s movie this year. You will almost certainly find a more entertaining one, though.

  Full review at ScreenCrush.