Review Written by Michael J. Ruhland
Michael's Movie Grade: A+
Review: One of the laugh out loud funniest movies of the year.
This movie is fantastic on every single level. As funny as the first movie was, humor-wise this movie tops it. The jokes come fast and furious and very few miss. This movies makes fun of everything from internet culture to the Disney studio itself. Each bit of satire feels not only perfectly relevant, but the movie seems to avoid just going for the easy basic humor we have heard a million times. This movie doesn't set out to make any great insight into these cultures though. Rather it simply goes for laughs and here it works incredibly. This does not mean there is not a wit to the humor though, as it is very smartly written. There are many things people who spend enough time on the internet will find very relatable and true. There is also of course a lot here for my fellow Disney buffs. The Disney princess scene is even funnier than what we have seen in the previews. The dialogue here is absolutely perfect with an honest and extremely funny look at all the clichés of Disney animated features. This even leads to one of funniest song numbers I have seen in a recent movie in a long time. One that is a brilliant parody of the songs from such Disney movies as The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. With this bit of self parodying Disney does not spare themselves as they mercilessly make fun of each of their own clichés in a smart and funny way. This does not mean this movie has nothing humor-wise to offers those who aren't tech or Disney savvy. There is quite a bit of simple slapstick that is also laugh out loud funny.
This talk of how great the humor is, does not diminish how well this movie works dramatically as well. The characters of Ralph and Vanellope as just as likable and real here as they were in the first movie. When the two's friendship is threatened I was legitimately upset. I did not want to see these two hurt each other, as I love seeing them together so much. This realness to the characters and that as over the top the story is it is still relatable, make for some great emotional moment as well.
Just like the first film did this movie perfectly transports us to another world as we see it. This view of life inside the internet is so well thought out. This environment does not just work for satire but as a real place as well. The attention to detail here is amazing as there is so much to behold in the internet world. Despite how much is going on in the background in this movie it is never distracting. Our attention is always on Ralph and Vanellope, because we are compelled by them and the movies storytelling.
Just a great movie on every level.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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