Imagination overload?

Rating: 4/10 (19 April 2014)

Disclaimer: The writer is an old guy who never played video games, or frequented Arcades. This is a very imaginative kid's picture that might have benefited from a decrease in visual intensity. The use of pinks and purples everywhere did something negative to my older brain (I found Sesame Street to be too frenetic) and so had to look away numerous times and go to the 'fridge often. The main character is quite good - the ultimate "blunt instrument"- but the little girl didn't come across as well as any of the little girls in 'Despicable Me'. The strange green-sphere character reminded me of the depressed robot in Douglas Adams'"The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy", but strangely, wasn't developed at all. In a way, this is a blended LSD-enhanced sequel of "Toy Story" and "Cars" with a 'situation' to decide who belongs and who's best. The car race should have been dumped - it's been done to death - and some sort of intelligence or loyalty (veiled morality?) puzzle used to end the show in Ralph's favour. This isn't a bad picture, it just pales in comparison to other animations. I sympathize with the writers and get the strong impression that good novel scripts are elusive.