kevinxirau If there's one thing a movie should never do, it's make you bored. Sadly, that's how I felt watching the "Ratchet and Clank" movie. This one is an interesting case as its both a big screen adaptation and a reboot to the famed video game series. Ideally, this would be a good marketing strategy. However, while I can't speak for the game given that I've never played it or any prevous installments, the film fell flat. So there's a furry alien named Ratchet who wants to be a galactic ranger and gets his chance when he meets a defective war bot named Clank. Together, they join the rangers to stop the villainous Chairman Drek and Dr. Nefarious.While the overall aesthetic is unique, the animation doesn't "Wow" me in any way, looking pretty stale in comparison to other animated films or even modern video games and much of the camera work is bland. Same can be said for the humor as the best jokes barely got a chuckle out of me. While Clank, Grim, and Nefarious are the most engaging characters, the rest of the cast, some played by celebrities, offer nothing worth investing. The most annoying was the petty Capt. Qwark, who makes me want to punch him in the face every time he shows up (apparently, he's like that in the games too). The film also doesn't seem to take advantage of all the crazy weapons and tools, most of which were brought in to be simple gags and fan service. Most disappointing of all when you get down to it is that, despite the title, the relationship between Ratchet and Clank doesn't feel nearly as fleshed out as it could've been despite hitting all the familiar beats, probably because they spend a great amount of time apart from each other.Aside from the abundant action and the simple novelty of seeing these characters take on cinematic life, "Ratchet and Clank" is a rusty piece of entertainment, though be fair it's inoffensive and sticks close to the source material as opposed to other video game movies like "Super Mario Bros". I'm sure your kids will get a kick out of it.

TheFredobar I love Ratchet and Clank. I grew up with them! I think this is a great entry into film, for fans. It lives up to the characters insomniac created and makes some great references to the games. The animation is slick with good detail, it is a good looking film and stays close to the art style of the games. The story is a rehash of the first game and as a result they had to cut it down to fit film length, this meant the character development was impacted pretty heavily, particularly for Ratchet.I enjoyed the film a lot, however if you are new to the series I imagine you'll feel like there's just something missing.

GABRIEL TAPIA Rotten Tomatoes really shoved their head up theirs for this movie. It's not perfect. There are some cringe-worthy jokes and the movie, in general, is very childish. But for a childish VIDEO GAME based movie, it offers good voice-acting, movie cliché references, video game references, great action scenes, and a good message for kids. If you like Ratchet and Clank's cheesy writing from the game, I recommend this movie for you guys. Easily the best video game based movie I have ever seen. If you are still not sure, go on Netflix and take a look at it yourself. I also recommend watching the movie with surround sound as it really was an adventure for me personally when I was watching at the theater. I'll easily give it a 7/10

Michael Dante Okay, so basically the Ratchet & Clank franchise is my childhood game. I spent dozens of hours playing it, and 2-3 years ago, when the first teaser came, I basically was more excited than the creators of the movie. I wasn't hoping for too much, just a good animated movie, that respects the material, and can give me tons of laughs and actions.And what did I get? Ratchet in this movie is an asshole. In the original game, his most charming quality was his big mouth. He didn't give a damn about Captain Quark, he basically said that he's an over-hyped man. In this movie, he adores him, which kills Ratchet's inner person for me. I think it wasn't a right decision to change this.I had a few good laughs. For example, the ps1 sound effect, the Sly & Dexter "cameo", the "I'm listening" by Qwark, etc. But it was such a cliché movie, I was so angry that we didn't get a normal plot. We just got an another "you can do it if you really want" story.It's not a terrible movie. It respects the original games, it just doesn't really work as a movie. I hope there will be a sequel, or something with a better storyline.