Jeri Jacquin
Coming to theatres this Friday from director Rob Letterman
and Warner Bros. Pictures is a little yellow fluff ball with a mind of his own
known as POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU.
Tim Goodman (Justice Smith) is a young man raised by his
grandmother in a world of Pokémon’s and working at a life insurance company.
All of that is about to change when he receives a telephone call from Lt. Hide
Yoshida (Ken Watanabe) to inform him that his father Henry Goodman has died.
Meeting with Lt. Yoshida it is clear that Tim doesn’t want
to hear about what happened asking for the keys to his father’s apartment.
Arriving, Tim discovers that the room his father made for him remains exactly
the same. Well, maybe not exactly the same as something is creeping around the
room.
Shining a light Tim discovers Detective Pikachu (Ryan
Reynolds), his father’s Pokémon and that he understands him! That’s when a
story pours out of the yellow eared creature saying there is something wrong
with his memory. Believing that something is amiss, Tim tells Pikachu about a
vile of blue liquid that makes other Pokémon’s a little nut.
Wanting answers, Tim finds himself caught up in Pikachu’s
investigation which leads them to Howard Clifford (Bill Nighy) who also
believes that Tim’s father is still alive. Clifford also believes his son Roger
(Chris Geere) has something to do with what is happening.
Wanna-be reporter Lucy Stevens (Kathryn Newton) steps in and
wants to help because she believes there is a story in all of this. At a secret
lab Tim, Pikachu and Lucy discover that this is more frightening than they
could have imagined. Someone is trying to let loose a chemical that will change
everything. Who is who will surprise them all.
That doesn’t mean Pikachu, Tim and Lucy aren’t going to go
without a fight!
Smith as Tim is a young man who isn’t too thrilled with his
life. He has a thing against Pokémon’s so discovering he has to work with
Pikachu to get answers doesn’t exactly thrill him. As the story of his father
unfolds, Tim finds himself more and more curious about the true story. Smith is
moody and definitely needs Pikachu’s comic relief.
Nighy as Clifford is an inventor who believes Tim’s father
isn’t gone but just missing. Wanting to help in any way he can also means
keeping his son at bay. Geere as Clifford seems to be the bad guy in this
scenario with his creepy smile and ability to take out anyone that gets in his
way.
Now, let’s talk about Reynolds even though we really don’t
need to as far as I’m concerned. Yes, his wit and timing are absolutely
astounding and yes I love him as Deadpool which means I wasn’t certain how I’d
feel about him taking on Pikachu. It was a fleeting thought because as Pikachu
he gets to once again be silly and the audience loved every minute of it. That
basically means Reynolds can do no wrong in pretty much everyone’s eyes.
Other cast include Suki Waterhouse as Ms. Norman, Josette
Simon as Grams, Karan Soni as Jack, Diplo as DJ and Rita Ora as Dr. Ann
Laurent.
POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU is definitely a film that fans of Pokémon
are going to enjoy. They are going to recognize characters from the Pokémon
world and will be laughing at a lot of their antics. My kids who are now
grownups are the ones I watched go through the Pokémon era so I know they are
going to enjoy this film lot.
I recognized the characters and found myself giggling quite
a few times. The film is fun, colorful, fast paced and did I mention fun? The
CGI is pretty cool and the scene between Tim, Pikachu and their mime attests to
that.
POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU is charming and even delightful.
There are a few twists and turns that I’m avoiding because I want everyone to
enjoy it for themselves. So grab a bucket of popcorn with the kids and go have
a good time this weekend!
In the end – the mystery is on!
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