Review: Ron's Gone Wrong

A debut for a new animation studio usually ends up being pretty successful.

So the pressure was on for 20th Century Fox's new animation studio Locksmith Animation, who are based in the UK.

It was sad to see the closure of Fox's previous animation studio Blue Sky. They gave us the Ice Age franchise and actually ended with a surprisingly enjoyable feature in the form of Spies In Disguise.

But hearing a surprising amount of critical buzz of this new release had me going in with a bit of optimism.

Straight away, I was intrigued by the concept and them covering the topics of social media, privacy and friendship. Once they laid the groundwork of the story as well as the characters, the development just kept growing for almost everything and it showed how the real buzz is.

The development gives enough depth to almost every major and supporting character that gives you plenty to invest yourself with. Also with it being family animation, there is a lot of comedic moments. The gags are fairly strong and most importantly consistent.

Once the character of Ron appears, that's when the gags shine so well. The literal style of comedy from Ron reminded me of Baymax from Big Hero 6. With the added self-awareness regarding social media, the jokes were consistently funny and relatable to all ages.

Even with the laughs, the payoff is very emotional and rewarding. It's not the raw emotion that Pixar can produce, but it made me really care for what was happening on screen and that was thanks to great development of the characters involved.

It also reminded me of how tough and scary it was in school to find friends and I know that will relatable to basically everyone.

The voice acting worked really well. The chemistry with Jack Dylan Grazer and Zach Galifiankis was great and Ed Helms and Olivia Colman make great use of their talents to be the right amount of support.

The animation is nice and imaginative, the pacing is solid and the editing is quick at the right times and lingers when called for. The most impressive thing is, I don't really have a bad thing to say about this film.

This was a very memorable and enjoyable watch. This is a strong debut for this new animation studio and I hope this is the first many successful features. I hope this gets the love it deserves.

Rating: 8/10