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Pokémon Detective Pikachu
2019 105 min Japan, United States of America PG 12+
★6.5
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Rob Letterman
🎮 Based on the game
«Detective Pikachu»
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Description
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
Budget:
$150M
US Gross:
$144.17M
Worldwide:
$450.06M
Starring
Ryan Reynolds
Actor
Justice Smith
Actor
Kathryn Newton
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Awards
9 nominations total
Key opinion
Detective Pikachu is widely praised for its impressive visual effects and Ryan Reynolds' charismatic voice performance, which successfully bring the Pokémon world to life. However, the film is consistently criticized for its simplistic, predictable screenplay and lackluster development of human characters.
| Production | The visual integration of Pokémon into a live-action setting is a standout technical achievement. | |
| Acting | Ryan Reynolds' vocal performance provides the film's primary source of humor and charm. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is widely considered thin, predictable, and prone to logical inconsistencies. | |
| Acting | Human characters feel underdeveloped and fail to provide sufficient emotional depth to ground the story. | |
| Accessibility | Accessibility is debated: fans of the franchise appreciate the nostalgic references, while outsiders find the lore and world-building poorly explained. | |
| Theme | Tone is divisive: some find the blend of noir, comedy, and children's adventure charming, while others experience jarring emotional whiplash. |