Never really grew up with either 'Pokemon' or 'Sonic', but I found it surprising I enjoyed this one much more.
If I'd have to describe the movie in as few words as possible, they'd definitely have to be...oddly earnest. Who even makes the kind of movies these days that can conjure up that kind of feeling? Always liked James Marsden. Too bad his career never really took off, one way or another, as he's a decent actor. Jim Carrey kinda made me all nostalgic for that whole Ace Ventura era, where comedy used to be a significantly different beast.
Hopefully they'll tighten up the sequel in all the ways in needs to be.