Ron's Gone Wrong

Ron's Gone Wrong

In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.

  • Released: 2021-10-15
  • Runtime: 107 minutes
  • Genre: Animation, Family
  • Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Olivia Colman, Ed Helms, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Marcus Scribner, Thomas Barbusca, Ray Strachan, Noah Beck, Ruby Wax, Liam Payne, Adam Tandy, Sarah Smith, Noah Beck, Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ed Helms, Olivia Colman, Justice Smith, Rob Delaney, Kylie Cantrall, Ricardo Hurtado, Marcus Scribner, Thomas Barbusca, Ruby Wax, Ray Strachan, Ava Morse, Krupa Pattani, John Macmillan, Megan Maczko, David Menkin, Ray Strachan, Tristan Allerick Chen
  • Director: Sarah Smith, Jean-Philippe Vine
 Comments
  • maryoraffael - 7 January 2023
    After walle this is a masterpiece
    My best Friend "Ron's Gone Wrong" is an indictment of the invasive, insidious tactics of Big Tech, and of the ways we relinquish a little more of our privacy with every click and view. It shines a light on the superficial nature of social media and how it amplifies bullying and insecurities, especially among the young people for whom it serves as a lifeline. "Ron's Gone Wrong" is also a celebration of the positive power of technology, of its ability to connect us with others who share common interests and to teach and transport us with the touch of a few keystrokes. And, fundamentally, it's a lively and sometimes hilarious animated adventure and a sweet story of friendship. Directors Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine and co-director Octavio E. Rodriguez, working from a script by Smith and Peter Baynham, don't tell us anything we haven't already heard and don't already know. Electronic devices are bad. We are addicted to them at the expense of genuine human interaction. And the platforms that were designed to unite us actually have driven us further apart. Additionally, "Ron's Gone Wrong" borrows from myriad other movies in telling the story of a lonely boy and his adorable but imperfect droid pal, from "E. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" and "Big Hero 6" to "Her" and even that forgotten '80s comedy "Electric Dreams." Young viewers will probably see a lot of themselves in these characters, though, whether they're loners like Barney or secretly sad popular girls like Savannah (Kylie Cantrall), who's constantly feeding the beast of social media to boost her self-esteem. There's a better movie that takes on that topic, too: Bo Burnham's "Eighth Grade." But for tweens and kids a little younger, this less-sophisticated model should work just fine. Now playing in theaters, HBO MAX and Disney+.
  • lukanovamary - 24 June 2022
    I have a thing to say about Bulgarian representation...
    The movie itself is great.

    We're specifically talking about culture representation. Really appreciate the idea, Balkans are iconic, must have done this a while ago. BUT... 1) where were real traditional Bulgarian foods? We're talking banitsa, Bulgarian yoghurt, Shopska salad, sirene, kashkaval, turshia, kompot, tarator???? They had so much material, yet they've stick to the bratvurst in a pot. I guarantee you, NEVER in my life have I seen a chicken foot being served as a snack in Bulgaria. NEVER. Sorry do disappoint, but we are normal people.

    2) the granny said 2-3 Bulgarian phrases and I (as a Bulgarian) could not understand ANYTHING of it. I wondered why but then i found out that - guess what? THE VOICE ACTOR IS FREAKING BRITAIN! She just forced an accent and said some words she couldn't even pronounce anywhere near right.

    Sorry, that's not how it's done. Creators haven't researched a thing about Bulgaria, they just needed some random Balkan country to do the job. To say they're exclusive. Pretty sure if she was Serbian for example it would all be the same except for the little flag on the wall. So offensive and so disappointing.