Review of Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) by Joelle Monique for Paste Magazine — 14 May 2019

While there ample missteps—a villain the audience doesn’t really care about, a lack of epic fights that brought the original audience to both the games and shows, and a predictable plot—the film manages to be a hell of a lot of fun, capturing the spirit of its source material as effectively as a well-aimed Poké Ball.