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Title: Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
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The cast of Pokémon Detective Pikachu choose their spirit Pokémon, and Ryan Reynolds reveals how Deadpool convinced him to star as Pikachu.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ryan Reynolds | ... | Detective Pikachu | |
| Justice Smith | ... | Tim Goodman | |
| Kathryn Newton | ... | Lucy Stevens | |
| Bill Nighy | ... | Howard Clifford | |
| Ken Watanabe | ... | Lieutenant Hide Yoshida | |
| Chris Geere | ... | Roger Clifford | |
| Suki Waterhouse | ... | Ms. Norman | |
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Josette Simon | ... | Grams |
| Alejandro De Mesa | ... | Bartender | |
| Rita Ora | ... | Dr. Ann Laurent | |
| Karan Soni | ... | Jack | |
| Max Fincham | ... | Young Tim Goodman | |
| Simone Ashley | ... | Girlfriend | |
| Edward Davis | ... | Boyfriend | |
| Diplo | ... | DJ | |
The story 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 himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City--a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world--they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokémon universe.
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I'm not really a fan of CGI heavy action-flicks like this (Marvel etc), but I wanted to watch this movie for the pure nostalgia. As a kid I used to fantasize about a well made live action Pokémon movie and I thought it was never going to be made, so I entered the cinema trying to go back to the head-space of 10-year~ old me. and boy was I surprised! What I wanted most out of this movie was to see an overabundance of Pokémon everywhere just fighting and doing Pokémon-stuff. And this is exactly what this movie did. I think they re-used the same Pokémons and even models a bit too much but that's a very minor critique. This movie stayed true to the Pokémon franchise very few (if any) other video game adaptations has done. I do have to note that it feels like a huge homage to everyone who grew up with Pokémon, and I'm not sure how the younger generation would think of it. But I sure hope they keep doing them.
The biggest downfall of this movie was honestly the story and plot. I didn't really care for it at all and sometimes during the more plot-heavy moments I got a bit bored while waiting for the next "Pokémon-thing" to happen. I'm still giving it a 10/10 just for surprising the **** out of me! Woho!