User blog comment:Quauntonaut/RATCHET AND CLANK - The Spoiler-Free review/@comment-3463132-20160502024643

Honestly... I agree with the 6/10 rating it was given by critics. In my mind- 6/10 is when a movie is still enjoyable- but you left dissapointed. 5 and lower is stuff that you actively hate. I did not hate the movie- but I was quite dissapointed.

The movie was extremely rushed and it showed several times with the rapid cuts and quick voiceovers to shoot forwards in time- not to mention the montages.

The animation was awesome but the fantastic expressions on the faces of characters are wasted since almost nobody in the movie grows as a character and rarely deviates from their normal routine.

The jokes were funny at times but other times the dialogue was so stale you wondered why the character even spoke at all.

Despite being one of the title characters, Clank seems to rarely have any effect on the scenes he's in, and he exhibits none of the skills or powers he had in the game.

The weapons were an example of badly done fanservice- the RYNO makes this abundantly clear when it's outright spelled out in front of you what it is and then the thing isn't even fired.

The games were about exploration and using powerful weapons- a majority of the movie doesn't see Ratchet exploring at all and he only really uses one or two guns throughout the movie- and he only uses the wrench once.

It's difficult to feel like any of the characters were ever in danger even when surrounded by enemies- in fact- the movie makes it fairly clear they weren't in danger.

For me- Ratchet and Clank is a good example of why video game movies are better when they're sequels or prequels- not retelling the actual events of the game.