The Million-dollar Pentagram is purely for the fans, with no emotional entry point for newbies looking to see what all the fuss is about. Still, this is a flashy, fun feature film for those curious.

Easily the best thing I can say about the film is that it made me want to check out the series in some other form. [...] As an almost two-hour movie, though? With this choice of story? Unfortunately, it just didn’t come together for me.

The balance of the central mystery and teenage angst doesn’t always work, and even viewers who are in their teens themselves will likely become frustrated with it at times, but there is a good supply of drama elsewhere.

The 27th film in the saga arrives with a new mystery for Conan Edogawa that includes lost treasures and an abundance of action. [Full review in Spanish]