Ralph Breaks the Internet: reviews

What the critics say average 7.8 from 10 outlets

• 9.0 VarietyPeter Debruge It's a poignant buddy movie that?s sincere in all the right places but knows better than to take itself too seriously Read
• 9.0 The VergeByran Bishop Where the original film poked fun at games, this time, the subject of critique is the company's own legacy. And it's a smarter, more entertaining film for it. Read
• 9.0 New York TimesBilge Ebiri Somewhere amid the film's ornate imagery and deliriously irreverent humor, we might begin to realize that we're watching a terrifying, incisive satire about the ways that a life lived online makes monsters of us all. Read
• 8.3 Entertainment WeeklyDana Schwartz Ambitious, beautifully animated, and clever to a fault, 'Ralph Breaks' the Internet breaks free of the pitfalls of most sequels by never forgoing heart for the sake of bigger franchise pyrotechnics. Read
• 8.0 Rolling StoneDavid Fear It?s here that directors Phil Johnston and Rich Moore, armed with a screenplay cowritten by Johnston and Pamela Ribon, find a common ground between family-friendly entertainment and sharp social satire. Read
• 8.0 Time OutPhil de Semlyen This riotous, arcade-game-inspired sequel powers up with fresh ideas and some brilliantly-executed pastiching. Read
• 7.5 USA TodayBrian Truiit And while the new 'Ralph' falls short of the original's brilliance, any adventure with the big oaf and his glitchy BFF is #winning. Read
• 7.0 Screen CrushMatt Singer 'Ralph 2' does offer the action, racing, and goofy pop cultures jokes expected of this kind of Disney animated feature. It's just that along the way it also has a very heartfelt theme about the complexities of longterm friendship, and a timely message about what happens when seemingly strong men begin to feel weak and threatened. Read
• 6.0 EmpireJonathan Pile Entertaining, and occasionally inspired, but 'Ralph Breaks The Internet' is too often content to achieve a quick laugh, rather than exploring the themes its set-up suggests. Read
• 5.9 The WrapAlonso Duralde There are, to be sure, some worthwhile upgrades this time around, including one sequence that's an instant classic but it's hard not to feel like you've already played this game once before. Read