Capsule Review

In case it wasn’t clear, Ralph Breaks The Internet is a sequel to 2012’s Wreck-It Ralph.  Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Princess Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) live their lives in their video games, and hang out after the arcade closes. It’s a good life, but Vanellope yearns for more challenge and excitement in her game. The arcade manager installs WiFi in the place, and not too soon, because something happens to put them in jeopardy, but a solution awaits them on the Internet.

Ralph Breaks The Internet takes off from there and is very fun and entertaining. This is not a rehash of the first movie, and benefits from it. Since this is a kid-friendly movie, they manage to capture the spirit of the Internet without wandering  into more questionable content. The jokes are light and fun, and frequent. I rather enjoyed myself and wholeheartedly recommend this movie.

Ralph Breaks The Internet is rated PG and has a runtime of 112 minutes, which flew by. There is a mid-credits scene, as well as an excellent teaser at the end of the credits, as well. Well worth the time.

 

 

General Review, with minor spoilers

 

This movie is full of references and product placement. Once they get to the Internet, You see a lot of well-known companies and their websites as buildings that people’s avatars wander to. It’s a reasonable representation, complete with pop-ups and other misfortunes. There’s even a toss-away reference to Geocities in there.

What’s happened is that the steering wheel on the Sugar Rush game has broken, and the replacement is too expensive for the arcade’s manager to buy, so the game will end up being sold for parts. Ralph and Vanellope go to the Internet and find a wheel, but need a way to pay for it. They find JP Spamley (Bill Hader) who has a popup ad for making money fast, and follow him for help. With a name like Spamley, you have to be ready for Hi jinx, and Ralph and Vanellope are too trusting to realize it. Fortunately, Ralph and Vanellope both deal with their adventures as you would expect. They meet some interesting characters along the way, including Shank (Gal Gadot) and Yesss (Taraji P. Henson). Felix (Jack McBrayer) and Calhoun (Jane Lynch) return and play a minor role that is quite funny (for parents) in the end.

RBTI is quite a fun time, and entertaining for both children and adults. As mentioned, the mid-credits scene and post-credits scene are both worth waiting for. The post-credits scene contains a teaser for an upcoming Disney movie that was hilarious.