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Ratchet and Clank the Movie AKA A shallow and disappointing nostalgia trip.

I fondly remember going to my friend’s house and booting up the old PlayStation. A system whose nostalgic embrace is right there among other beloved memories such as Gogurt and Hey Arnold. I specifically remember the game Ratchet and Clank; an old action adventure game that followed the story of two heroes trying to stop planet-wide destruction at the hands of the evil chairman Drek. The game was enjoyable to say the least and it spawned many sequels (some better than others). Recently it received a reboot in the form of a 2016 game that follows some form of the original story but with some changes and updated graphics. After seeing this film I came to the conclusion …show more content…

Instead of just messing up and doing it in an over the top way, so at least it’s memorable the film takes a cookie cutter approach and delivers a watered down mess. It’s like every time the screenwriters had a chance to take a risk or do something different they just deliberately did the opposite. The film doesn’t even stop to take breaks with the exception of a sequence in which Ratchet gets to try out an arsenal of really cool and colorful weapons and gadgets at a weapons test rang, Ratchet & Clank is all plot, all the time. Even though it’s all plot, at the same time there’s no real substance to speak of throughout the film, just a grab bag of scenes that feel …show more content…

Not great just good. The cast was star-studded and serviceable, that’s about it. The cast includes the likes of Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Sylvester Stallone and Rosario Dawson. And yes, the cast gives it a semi-decent try, but in the end all the star-power in the world can’t save this film from its amazingly dull and lifeless story.

Every bit of this film is predictable and boring, Ratchet has little to no character and some of the most fun parts of the game were just brushed aside for cheap jokes that you would expect to see on Nick Jr. The movie was faithful enough to appease fans of the series but when it comes time to judge it based on its own merit, the film falls flat. If you bring your kids to see the film they might be slightly entertained but then again when I was 6 I thought Space Jam was Citizen

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