Only a 10-year-old could parse the plot.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
As good as cut-rate animation that seems to consist of screen savers can be.
Baltimore Sun by Chris Kaltenbach
Will keep kids happy and parents mildly entertained.
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
Good or bad, it's either a must-see in your house, or not even on the radar screen.
2000 isn't about nobility and humility; saving the planet from evil collectors is what sells video games.
Austin Chronicle by Marjorie Baumgarten
The storylines are as confusing (or as simple?) to the uninitiated as they were before, but that doesn't stop them from making sense to the kids.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak
A decidedly mixed bag.
A much more intense action vehicle for hero Ash Ketchum and his band of pocket monster trainers than its leaden, sometimes claustrophobic predecessor.
Kids -- may like this movie. But kids like green ketchup, so what do they know?