Pokémon 3: The Movie
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: April 6, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
22
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
10
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
63
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Kids will love it. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneLoren King
This predictable, uninspired third installment to the endless saga won't win over non-believers. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeLoren King
This predictable, uninspired addition to the endless saga won't win over nonbelievers.
50
The New York TimesAnita Gates
All about bright colors and constant movement. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
Pokemon is over. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Mind-blowing and headache-inducing. But the kids loved it.
42
Entertainment WeeklyBruce Fretts
Enjoyable only if you're under the age of 7 -- or the influence of psychedelic drugs. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Allowing for the fact that any Pokemon movie is essentially a feature-length commercial designed to make little kids want Pokémon stuff, this one has its moments. Read full review
38
USA TodayMike Clark
OK, Time Warner, a joke is a joke, but the time of tolerance has passed. Get your creatures out of our faces unless you're willing to regale us by afflicting them with Mad Pokémon Disease. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderReece Pendleton
If your kids are fans there's probably no escaping this installment. Read full review
20
Mr. ShowbizCody Clark
If you can overlook its condescending wholesomeness and static, visually drab, endlessly repetitious animation, then you have a more forgiving soul than I do. Read full review
10
L.A. WeeklyNicole Campos
Equally as brainless, shrill and calculated as its two predecessors. Read full review
10
VarietyJoe Leydon
The series' quest for different and challenging Pokemon reaches a nearly absurd endpoint this time. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesRobin Rauzi
Two Tylenol and a pair of earplugs might be enough to get you through Pokemon 3The Movie. Read full review
10
New Times (L.A.)M.V. Moorhead
Expect to be perplexed. Read full review
10
Film.comHenry Cabot Beck
The animation is only marginally better than the TV show, which means it stinks, and the story is pretty trite. Read full review
10
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
Confusing as heck. Read full review
0
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Do yourself and your kids a favor, parents, and head to "Spy Kids" instead. Read full review
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