Even within that smart setup, though, Wreck-It Ralph finds a whole new level to play, after our hero, shell-shocked by an Aliens-esque first-person shooter, plunges down the candyish slopes of Sugar Rush, a girly driving game. There he encounters its black sheep, the exquisitely named Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman, fully in her element), who looks and sounds like a surly nine-year-old with SweeTarts in her hair. This relationship – more father-daughter than anything – accesses a rare degree of emotion for any movie, never mind the animated ones: Vanellope just wants to win the race and not feel like a “glitch.” Ralph has confidence issues as well. Their mutual bonding ratchets up the drama, softening Silverman’s snark and magnifying Reilly’s dignity. Of course, you get plenty of headbonking and lane-swerving too, but it goes down easy with cameos from Dig Dug and His Mouthiness Himself, Pac-Man, a total party hog.
Length: 108 minutes
Country of origin: USA
Year of production: 2012
Classification: PG - Parental guidance advised
Date 26 Dec 2012-25 Dec 2012
Opens
Director: Rich Moore
Cast: John C Reilly, Sarah Silverman
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