There’s emotional weight to the action and the characters (Taslim and Sanada were both good, despite having their faces covered for half the film) and it gave you a sense of hope (which ended up being false) that this was going to be a video-game movie that was self-aware and had a chance to be good.
Read MoreThe kids are the target audience, so all of the Pokémon have to look cute and cuddly. Pikachu is all sorts of fluffy and sassy, the travelling group of squeaking Bulbasaurs are a delight, and the giant earthquake-inducing Torterras really give you a sense of awe and wonder, the kind that kept so many kids (including yours truly) hooked.
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