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Cinematography
Venice-inspired water city is pure painted background porn.
Direction
Kunihiko Yuyama finally lets Pokémon be quietly devastating.
Score
Miyazaki-esque strings that betray this is still a 'kids movie.'

Director
Kunihiko Yuyama
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