A lot to like--a lot to annoy---it's a real mixed bag here.

Rating: 6/10 (1 March 2013)

"Wreck-It Ralph" is incredibly inventive and enjoyable--or at least MOST of the film. Up until the movie neared the end, I would have scored this one an 8--it was that good. But, the ending managed to annoy me and create a lot of ill-will in me.
The film worked very, very well in several ways. Seeing the arcade characters on their 'time off from work' at the end of the day was GREAT. In fact, I wish I'd seen more of this--especially the homages to classic arcade games like Sonic and Q-Bert. It also had amazing graphics. But, it also seemed to have too much story--way too much story. And, at the end, just about every cliché known to Disney (even including the Disney Princess notion!) was tossed in--and destroying much of the momentum in the movie. Then, all the inventiveness was gone--and it a by-the-numbers film that just stopped being fun when the whole race plot began. Overall, a very mixed bag. I loved most of it but cannot heartily recommend it. My advice? See it once. Or, if you are a little kid and can watch formulaic Disney fare again and again, then by all means watch it until your brain drips out your ears. This should have been a lot better--it's as if Disney was more concerned about marketing than providing a top-notch film.