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I was never really a huge Ratchet and Clank fan. I played parts of it when I was at my friend's house, but I never had the games myself. My friend was the super fan though. I watched him play a fair amount and it was an amusing game. I saw the trailer for this and it looked decent enough. It has an excellent cast with a few very unexpected choices. Also the voices of Ratchet and Clank play their characters which is cool. This is the only film directed by Jerrica Cleland and not much else is from her. Although Kevin Munroe is known for TMNT and Dylan Dog both of which weren't well received. This is the only film credit for Daniel Nascimento. T.J. Fixman also did another film that looks like nobody has heard of about Popeye. Gerry Swallow however did work on Ice Age: The Meltdown as well as Black Knight. My friend of course loved it and recommended checking it out. So without further ado I decided to check this and see if it works for others rather than just fans.
So let's get into the meat of this. First of all it plays with a lot of inside jokes as well as dealing with several bits from the games. It also does a lot of jokes that push the fourth wall. One in particular I thought was a very amusing way to take on an old joke. The action is alright, but it could have been a little more entertaining in that department. The characters were likable and amusing. The voice acting was great. Anyways despite not being a huge fan I still enjoyed myself.
It's definitely a movie for the fans, but if you are somewhat familiar with the story you will appreciate it. As for those who know nothing of the source material I'm not sure it will interest you. There may be jokes and such you find amusing. Though I would think the references to the games will fly right over. In any case it's not a bad movie, but it really was made with fans in mind.
