Movie · 2018 · Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction · 1h 52m · PG · English
Curator score: 2.4/10 (872.5K ratings)
Who broke the internet?
Overview
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube.
Ratings
Curator score: 2.4/10
IMDb: 7.0/10
Letterboxd: 2.89/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
Metacritic: 71
TMDB: 7.2/10
Director
Rich Moore, Phil Johnston
Production
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Cast
John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, Bill Hader, Jack McBrayer, Timothy Simons, Phil Johnston, Mandy Moore, Anika Noni Rose, Irene Bedard, Kristen Bell, Ali Wong, Alan Tudyk, Idina Menzel, Glozell Green, Hamish Blake, Jane Lynch, Flula Borg, Auliʻi Cravalho
Where to watch
Disney Plus
Curator Review
Verdict
A loud, glossy sequel that’s at its best when it treats the internet as a chaotic playground for visual gags and friendship drama, and at its worst when it turns into a self-aware corporate parade. The emotional core between Ralph and Vanellope still works, but the movie’s brand-saturated satire can feel both clever and exhausting at the same time.
Best for
families looking for a colorful animated adventure
viewers who enjoy fast pop-culture jokes and internet satire
fans of buddy-comedy stories with a sentimental streak
kids and parents who want a mainstream Disney sequel with energy
Skip if
you’re allergic to overt product placement and corporate self-reference
you want the sharper, more original first film
internet humor and meme culture already feel overdone to you
you prefer animation with a less frantic, more timeless style
Overview
Ralph Breaks the Internet is a sequel that understands the internet as both a playground and a trap. Its best stretches are genuinely inventive: the visual design of web spaces, the speed of the gags, and the way it translates online behavior into animation all give it a lively, contemporary charge. Ralph and Vanellope still have an easy, appealing chemistry, and the movie knows how to land a sincere emotional beat when it slows down long enough to do so.
Worth noting
But the film is also aggressively eager to be relevant, and that eagerness can curdle into brand worship. The satire of virality, trends, and online validation is funny in bursts, yet the movie often feels like it’s advertising the very culture it’s poking at. That tension is part of the experience, for better and worse: it’s clever enough to notice the absurdity, but not always brave enough to fully commit to the joke.
Bottom line
As family entertainment, it’s polished and energetic, with enough visual invention to keep younger viewers engaged and enough emotional friction to give adults something to chew on. As a sequel, it’s less cleanly satisfying than the original, but still entertaining if you’re in the mood for a noisy, self-aware, very modern Disney ride.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Tessa (3★) · 3233 likes
vanellope von schweetz is a baby lesbian experiencing her first crush on a woman in this essay I will
✨ comments turned off bc some straight people don’t know how to act ✨ y’all are annoying 😌✨
stevie (2.5★) · 3165 likes
Ralph makes an asmr video and gets cyberbullied.
Alex IHE (1★) · 2787 likes
Astonishingly bad
James (Schaffrillas) (1.5★) · 2185 likes
I can't decide if I hate the movie itself more or I hate what it represents more but suffice to say I hate both of them pretty significantly
COBRARocky (1★) · 1930 likes
Disney furiously sucks its own dick for 2 hours to remind you that they own everything. Ralph is there too.