Rotten
Its save-the-planet message clashes with its crass marketing.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Pokémon 4Ever
Best friends. Better heroes.
2001 · 1h 20m · G
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Directed by
Jim Malone
,
Kunihiko Yuyama
Overview
In order to escape a greedy Pokémon hunter, Celebi must use the last of its energy to travel through time to the present day. Celebi brings along Sammy, a boy who had been trying to protect it. Along with Ash, Pikachu, and the rest of the gang, Sammy and Celebi must encounter an enemy far more advanced than the hunter, with the fate of the forest hanging in the balance.
Director and cast
- Jim Malone Director
- Kunihiko Yuyama Director
- Veronica Taylor as Ash Ketchum (voice)
- Rica Matsumoto as Satoshi (voice)
- Rachael Lillis as Misty (voice)
- Ikue Otani as Pikachu (voice)
- Maddie Blaustein as Meowth (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Dr. Okido / Iwark / Narrator (voice)
- Mayumi Izuka as Kasumi (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Takeshi (voice)
- Tomokazu Seki as Kenji (voice)
- Megumi Hayashibara as Musashi (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
A rote exercise in both animation and storytelling.
Megan Turner, New York Post
Rotten
An improvement on the feeble examples of big-screen Poke-mania that have preceded it.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Rotten
The animation and game phenomenon that peaked about three years ago is actually dying a slow death, if the poor quality of Pokemon 4 Ever is any indication.
Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star
Rotten
4Ever has the same sledgehammer appeal as Pokemon videos, but it breathes more on the big screen and induces headaches more slowly.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
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