Review of Wreck-It Ralph (2012) by Angela P — 22 Nov 2014

You must excuse Ralph if he has not been acting like his usual self, as he has been suffering from a mid-life crisis, of sorts. After 30 years of tearing down buildings and getting hostile stares from the residents in an arcade game that also bears his name, he yearns for something more from life than just this and living in a dump. So, he goes to support meetings before trying his luck in another video game where he gets a medal. Surprisingly, that turns out to be the easy part...

I'll start off this paragraph by doing something I swore I would never do in logging reviews online, namely wondering who exactly "Wreck-It-Ralph" was meant for. In tone, it is definitely kids' stuff. But it also concerns old time arcades and video games which I am not really sure exist anymore. In fact, there is no sense of nostalgia here at all, except for a couple of token appearances by the likes of Pac Man and Q-bert who are sadly typecasted. So, while the first two acts are decent if mildly entertaining, the third act finally kicks things into high gear, making this at least a little worthwhile in the end.