Could Detective Pikachu be the first legitimately good video game movie? If the results of a recent test screening are to be believed, it appears so! Word on the street is that the early screening went over really well with the test audience. Here's the tidbits that have since been shared about the screening.

- the film is packed with Easter eggs
- audiences felt there were good performances, and a great script
- Ryan Reynolds was praised as Pikachu, and apparently he has great chemistry with the lead, Justice Smith
- the CGI is not finished, but Pikachu’s look was apparently very well done
- there are some great surprise appearances that will leave fans extremely happy
- the film avoids relying on fan service, and instead focuses on telling a mystery