Ron's Gone Wrong

Linda Cook started her review by saying, “There’s a little bit of “Child’s Play” and a smidgen of “her” in “Ron’s Gone Wrong,” a 2021 movie with a theme similar to the other two but directed at kids.”

It’s a film by new animation studio Locksmith, a British company that was created in 2014. The look of this CGI movie isn’t exactly like one other, so it’s really fun to see. It takes a look at our “friendships” with high tech and anything robotic.

The movie starts with the Bubble headquarters and the announcement of “B*bots,” mobile friends for children who can share everything with their friends on the B*bot database.

Barney, voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer, is the only kid in school who doesn’t have a B*bot. that’s just one more attack for Barney, who is used to being ignored and bullied.

He finds peace in his loving home with his single dad (Ed Helms) and Bulgarian grandmother (Olivia Colman). Barney’s dad sells trinkets that don’t make much money for the household, so a B*bot is not something he can ask for.

Then Barney’s dad finds Ron, voiced by Zach Galifianakis, a B*bot that fell out of a truck. Cook said, “Ron, who looks a little like a more bubble-ish BB-8 isn’t … well, programmed right, as the title implies.” Actually, he’s more or less broken – not exactly the right birthday present for Barney, who wants to take him back to the factory.

To start, because Barney soon finds out that while Ron isn’t programmed right, that also means he has a few boundaries, which helps out when Barney’s bullies face him.

However, that also means Ron is prone to getting into, and creating, trouble at every moment.

Cook admitted, “I really enjoyed this movie. While it may not be an Oscar contender, the look of its colorful characters and environments is charming.”

Adults will enjoy the film and have a lot of fun with the jabs at high tech, and kids will enjoy the way Ron gets the best of just about everyone.

This is the type of fun family time kids and adults alike deserve.

I think everyone can check this out on Disney+. The way this film brings up how much we rely on technology and that we can’t live without our devices is relatable. Also, if someone doesn’t have the latest or newest tech, they are not in the clique of people who do. Everyone can see this movie and enjoy themselves to the fullest. Watch it and enjoy with how relatable of a film Disney made.

Tomorrow I will be looking at a remake in “Disney Month 2025.”