Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee’s script finds sad, trapped, silly characters locked inside their programming and desperate to escape, and in these energetic and colorful settings, losing yourself in their struggle for freedom and acceptance is effortless.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 21, 2022

"Wreck-it Ralph" sets the table nicely but almost squanders it’s originality and cleverness with its frantic and occasionally numbing midsection.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 21, 2022

Even if "Wreck-It Ralph" is off a little in pace and organization, the movie has creativity, originality, and spirit to spare.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 26, 2022

Wreck-It Ralph is a ton of fun.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 24, 2022

Wreck-It Ralph, like its title character, is an out-of-nowhere winner for Disney Animation.

| Feb 11, 2022

Incredibly creative, making nonstop jokes via several angles of video game spoofing.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 2, 2020

It's a winner.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 27, 2020

In a vacuum this is a fun enough movie, and there are all the heartwarming moments you expect from a family cartoon. The chief problem is that, at every single juncture, it's also predictable and never shows anything beyond the most obvious levels.

| Original Score: C+ | Jul 11, 2020

Grab those quarters (one roll is $10....the average price of a movie ticket) and get on the Sugar Rush ribbon highway to fun and climb the leaderboard with Wreck-It Ralph!!

| Nov 27, 2019

Fun, sweet and joyous, Wreck-It Ralph is brilliant and not one to be missed.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 26, 2019

Never bludgeons over the head with the message either, instead giving us a smartly crafted and highly entertaining film that is as pleasing for children as it is for adults.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 6, 2019

Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee's screenplay is heartfelt, especially as the relationship between Vanellope and Ralph develops, sprinkled with just enough gaming references to appease the hard-core gamer.

| Apr 11, 2019

So some things to like but overall just not my cup of tea I suppose... Not everything needs or should be made for my interest and tastes. I can deal with that.

| Original Score: C | Feb 21, 2019

The arcade is just window dressing for a sugar rush of child-friendly product placement.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 9, 2019

The script allows Ralph an evolution that is rare even in live action, going from grumbling nemesis to true hero without ever losing his Hulk-smash giant fists.

| Original Score: A- | Jan 30, 2019

Reilly seems made for voice work. He turns his 8-bit Ralph into a man with a 32-bit heart.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 20, 2018

All in all, it's a sweet animated adventure with heart.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 11, 2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet, a more complete film with a bigger and more evolved story to share, doesn't need parlor tricks to keep viewer interest.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 26, 2018

Sweet without being saccharine and clever without being too full of itself, its both a light-hearted romp and a serious examination of what it means to be a hero.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 2, 2018

The film is begging for a sequel, and I will be first in line if it does indeed get made.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Nov 1, 2018