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Slant Magazine by Aaron Riccio
The film crams in jokes long past the point of relevance and often to outright distraction, if not annoyance.
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Whether or not they’re familiar with the source property, kids are unlikely to be bothered: There’s just enough blaring sound and color to this knowingly silly tale of interplanetary derring-do to adequately offset its impersonal corporate sheen.
42
The A.V. Club by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
Like a lot of entertainment pitched at the family matinee audience, it sits at the zero point of watchability.
50
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
The level of quality is such that this does not deserve a theatrical distribution and will only find appeal among pre-teen kids or those who have been fans of the games since their inception more than a decade ago.
60
Even with many of the original voice cast involved it's a tired effort that sadly - and it really is sad - doesn't live up to expectations.
60
Arizona Republic by Kerry Lengel
It’s cute and entertaining, in a Saturday morning cartoon kind of way, but this one is just for the kiddies.
20
The Telegraph by Robbie Collin
In a golden period for both animation and children’s filmmaking, here is a head-splitting reminder of just how bad those two things can get.
35
Visually, Ratchet & Clank has its appeal.... But the story is ultimately too predictable and forgettable to make Ratchet & Clank anything but a kid-targeted holdover between slavishly awaited tentpole behemoths from the comic book world.
25
Washington Post by Sandie Angulo Chen
Even by the forgiving standard of stuff-we-sit-through-for-our-kids, Ratchet & Clank falls short.
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Time Out London by Tom Huddleston
It’s not a total washout: at least one gag in five is actually funny, and the action scenes set an enjoyably breakneck pace. If you’re an 11-year-old on a week-long sugar jag, you might just love it.