Ralph Breaks the Internet Review

Ralph Breaks the Internet has a great message for young people. The themes of insecurity, keeping your friends close and fostering good relationships are all in there, and it helps parents see what’s on some kids’ minds, too.

But the movie suffers from not having a villain. The first Wreck-It Ralph had King Candy, who became the de facto villain by going against Vanellope. This one has no real villain. The main villains are insecurity and Ralph himself. He causes most of the chaos and then has to fix it, so he basically becomes Fix-It Felix, even though Felix is in the movie. I’ve always said a movie needs a strong, believable villain for the hero to conquer, and without one, the movie gets weak. I think that’s what hurt its score.

The other thing that confused me was the BuzzTube system, where hearts turn into money. Ralph makes $30,000 in under 24 hours, which, come on, seriously? Nobody trends that hard. If it had stayed at a reasonable number like $5,000, it wouldn’t send the message that anyone can start a YouTube channel and make that much in a day. That storyline also splits Ralph and Vanellope up, with Ralph doing most of the work. It would have been great to see more of the two of them interacting.

Still, it has a lot of laughs and sticks most of its punchlines. If you go in wanting to have fun, or wanting your kids to learn a lesson, it delivers on both.

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Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) Cast and Details

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) is directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston and stars John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson and Jack McBrayer. It runs 112 minutes and is rated PG. You can look up the full cast and crew on IMDb. You might also like my Widows review.