Movies take us to far away places, creative worlds, and mysterious lands. But most films don’t create that child like wonder for me. Wreck-It Ralph does that. It takes many elements from nostalgic video game you’d remember  and imagines this world where these characters can meet when they aren’t being used. Does it work? I’ll give you the good, the bad, and the ugly of Wreck-It Ralph!

What’s good about Wreck-It Ralph? The atmosphere and the characters are going to captivate you right away. They’re great, and made more believable by the voice acting. This is an excellent performance by Mr. John C. Reilly. However, I think what sells this flick the most is how real their fake digital world feels. You really want to think that a place like theirs could exist!

What’s bad about Wreck-It Ralph? There aren’t too many things about this movie that I didn’t like. But if you had to ask me Id say the plot twist at the end is obvious. It’s still cool and it works but you’re not in for a clever Sherlock Homlesian plot point. And in the second act of the movie when they introduce us to Sugar Rush, there are these donut cops who chase down Ralph to try and capture him. It feels like someone with the strength of Donkey Kong wouldn’t be easily taken down and the whole chase idea is meh.

What’s ugly about Wreck-It Ralph? Not much looks bad actually in this film. In my humble opinion I think they could have made the “real world” people look a little less cartoony to better differentiate between worlds but that’s just me nit-picking. Although, I will say the music is forgettable and mostly just serves to fill in the moment. Lastly, you don’t get much screen time with the characters you know and love like Sonic.

On a whole Wreck-It Ralph is a well thought out and fun piece of cinema. I don’t think it will win any major awards but it deserves some praise. It’s not easy to capture a world such as this. And I don’t say this in my reviews much but, I really enjoyed the message that it’s trying to convey. Finding yourself can be hard but even a bad guy has his place in the world. I dig that. Go see this movie!