while it may not touch the soul like the best of Pixar, "Ron Goes Wrong" charms with its warmth, wit and touching buddy relationship, and is guaranteed to have every child wanting a cute B-Bot of their very own
this is not quite "The Mitchells vs. the Machines," but... this film packs enough heart and ideas about the social connections and friendship in the Extremely Online era to become a fun film for the whole family
it's entertaining, though composed with algorithmic precision, and it winds up suspiciously neutral about whether kids really should abandon digital enslavement in favour of real-life human friends
a beautiful British computer-animation about a boy and his dysfunctional robot pal; it's a familiar tale of technological catastrophe, deftly balancing child-pleasing chaos with adult-sating wisecracks and an intelligent unpacking of its ideas
"Ron's Gone Wrong" strikes just the right balance of laughs, spectacle and good ol'-fashioned tear-jerking; An amiable, amusing story of unlikely friendship, which is as aware of what makes people tick as it is of what makes tech troubling
"Ron's Gone Wrong" is a weird, quirky family comedy that pushes all the right buttons. Unexpectedly poignant, it asks some big questions about growing up in the age of social media
"Ron's Gone Wrong" is a cute and adventurous movie. It sparks with a little bit of imagination and a lot of heart; A bright and vivid family adventure which, while suffering a few teething problems, is a lot of fun
by James Mottram [South China Morning Post ]
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian ]
