Review of Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

While it may be a nostalgic cash-in, at least it's an enjoyable nostalgic cash-in. The story, which combined elements of season one with a new plot involving Ho-Oh, was pretty thin, but the stuff with Ho-Oh was very interesting and tapped into the "mythical" vibe I so very enjoy when Pokemon does. The rest at least did a decent job convering the bases of season 1. I didn't like Verity, who was bland and had no personality, but his other companion was good, and his voice actor did a great job. There was a lot of good comedy throughout, especially from Pikachu's antics, and there was someREALLY nice emotional moments.

And as is the standard to the franchise, the animation was lovely, the action scenes were great and very well-directed, and the climax scenes were Fantastic.

So as a whole, it was a good movie, and a fan might like it at least if they look past the Genwunner pandering.