Wreck-it Ralph Reviews

Play an actual videogame instead.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Nothing but broad, pandering indexes tailored to appeal to the arcade wistfulness it never even bothers to convincingly evoke.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4

Disney's found a lot to play with here, but you may find yourself itching to take the controls.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

You'll either love it or you'll admire it, while wishing it would calm down and, I don't know, maybe pick up a book for a while.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

It's a lovely pretext for dazzling visuals, yet the production is diminished by the clumsiness of an 8-bit script.

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If only the Konami Code could fix this script.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

Disney can dress it up, take it out to the arcade and plug it full of quarters ... but at the end of the cord, the film's a simple, 8-bit I-gotta-be-me story, with a dull plot and tepid characters. Game over.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10

'Wreck-It Ralph' is a clutter of noise, eye-wearying animation, frenetic action and two-dimensional characters.

Full Review | Original Score: 5

I do not care one bit about video games. Even if I did, I suspect I wouldn't be a fan of the loud and frenzied "Wreck-It Ralph."

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

Unlike the Pixar films toward which it aspires-which marry sophisticated conceits to straightforward storylines-Wreck-It Ralph consistently gets lost in its own intricate plot mechanics.

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Wreck-It Ralph feels like so many modern AAA gaming titles-a promising starting point for an inevitable, improved sequel.

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Those who've played and programmed the games over the decades will find some fun with in-jokes involving the likes of Pac-man and Q*bert but anyone else over the age of ten will likely be bored.

Full Review | Original Score: C

It's pure plastic product from plot line to the pro forma 3-D to the tidy moral lessons - ersatz family entertainment as disposable as it is diverting.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

Starts out as a funny high scorer but limps into a second half as flat as those quarters we once pumped into arcade machines long ago.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

The biggest disappointment of all is that John Lasseter is executive producer. Unfortunately, "Ralph" can't hold a candle to his prior creations.

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A brilliant concept in search of a movie. Starts off really strong with sly humor and wit that devolves into cheap kiddie jokes.

Full Review | Original Score: C

The chubby 3D animation, smart-alecky product placement and potty humour all capped my enthusiasm about halfway to total delight.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Sweet enough but in the end a bit of a corny-syrupy wipeout, this is middling family-night fare, but it never even comes close to the emotional or technical wizardry of Pixar's finest moments.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Emphasizes action and eye-popping visuals over emotion.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

The story pushes a heartfelt message, but the humorous antics are pitched at a strictly juvenile level that will have parents yawning while their children roar in approval.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5