Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Rob Letterman took big risks that mostly paid off. I didn't know at first how to feel about the 3D Pokemon, rendered in CGI. But I quickly acclimated to all but Mr Mime. Mr Mime is freaky. But Pikachu is adorable. Ryan Reynolds will forever be known for his sublime voice work as Deadpool and Pikachu. I would have been on board if Pikachu decided to curse a bit. But even the voice was just enough to evoke the comedy of Deadpool. The story is mediocre but the nostalgia mixed with Ryan Reynolds makes for an enjoyable time.

Paper Towns (2015)

This reminded me a lot of On the Town with a tinge of Gone Girl. It's not a musical, but the premise is similar. The male protagonist is searching for the female lead for nearly the entire movie.  His two buddies help him out and find ladies of their own.  Much like Ivy in On the Town, Cara Delevingne is actually hardly in the movie, just a short bit in the beginning and an even shorter scene at the end. But that is just as well because Delevingne is not a great actress. Maybe she should stick to modeling.

As for the Gone Girl aspect, there is that distinction between being gone and being missing.  And then there's that crazy girl.  This isn't quite Gone Girl-level insane, but this girl is not normal.  She leaves a series of impossible clues that make up the central mystery of the movie.  That even the first clue is solved is a miracle.  And continuing with the crazy theme, she pulls some pranks on her schoolmates, which is a seriously bad and dangerous idea when all of your Floridian neighbors have guns.