Ratchet & Clank (2016)

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  TheMovieDiorama

  5 / 10

  Based on the hit video game series, Ratchet and Clank is about a Lombax wanting to do more with his life as he comes across a defect robot who warns others that the galaxy is in danger. Now the video game franchise is one of my favourites of all time, I own every game and have completed them multiple times so I was pretty excited about this film. looking at the trailer, I could tell this was going to be aimed for kids or fans of the series, anyone else outside of that niche will not enjoy this…I however thought it was enjoyable for what it was. The voice acting was spot on, with some celebrities such as Paul Giamatti and Sylvester Stallone joining in with the original voice actors…it blended in well! The animation was pleasant, obviously not going to compete with Pixar but the animation was never bad at any point. The script was hit or miss, too may one liners as it tries to be funny and unfortunately misses quite often…probably great for kids but rather tiresome for anyone else. The story is far too quick paced for any character or emotional investment which is a shame because if this film did well it could’ve started a franchise. A great thing that this film has is easter eggs, there are so many of them for the fans that it really did put a smile on my face…but for anyone else they would’ve been overlooked. This film did coincide with the reboot game that was released also this year, unfortunately the game is way better but this is not the worst video game adaptation which is the best thing I can say. Overall, Ratchet and Clank is a nice animated film for kids and fans but for anyone else it is a rather hollow film that just moves too fast.

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