The movie is not
bad – childish, yes, but it will grow on you.
Detective Pikachu starts small, developing gently as it reveals more about
the case we’re trying to solve. Well, the case Tim and Pikachu are trying to
solve: what happened to Tim’s father, Harry.
The whole Ryan
Reynolds voice casting is not as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, it was
well done, as he was also responsible for the facial expressions. And in the
end, the movie has a surprise you won’t see coming.
One thing I
enjoyed most was the way the last thirty minutes of the movie played out.
Things moved very fast and were thrilling. You’ll think Pikachu is one way,
then it switches to another, and then it ends another way. That twist is well
done and something you won’t see coming.
As the first
live-action adaptation of the Pokémon franchise, I can say it’s a nice
introduction. The CGI was masterful, but I believe for subsequent movies, a
better director could bring it to life even more.
Tim is told of his father’s death (Harry, his father, was a detective), and when he goes to collect his father’s things, he runs into Pikachu, his father’s Pokémon. He can hear Pikachu talk, which spooks him a lot since humans usually can’t understand Pokémon speech.
But Pikachu
assures him that his father isn’t dead and that they need to rescue him. The
problem is, Pikachu is struggling to remember things because he has amnesia.
Tim gets on the
“let’s save Harry” wagon, and he and Pikachu (who claims to be a detective)
start investigating. This leads them to the man who started the whole “living
together with Pokémon” lifestyle and his son, who, according to the father, is
behind everything going wrong.
Although I
enjoyed the movie, one thing I couldn’t get over was the overacting written
into Tim Goodman’s character. This was especially prominent in two scenes: when
he kept asking everyone if they could hear Pikachu talk and when he was shown a
hologram projection of his father’s car crash.
I don’t know if I should blame the actor, Justice Smith, for this or the
writers. But the director should have handled his character better, as there
were times when his presence was just annoying.
If you’re a fan
of the Pokémon franchise, here’s something for you to enjoy. If you just want
to see a good movie, you can jump on the train too.
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