Wreck-It Ralph: more earnest, and better for it, than the average animated film nowadays. It fails, however, to show a rich world, choosing instead for loud visuals, sound and voice acting (with the exception of John C. Reilly, who knows better).

The excesses are even more evident because of the lovely, whimsical short that preceded it, Paperman, quiet and precise visually and aurally. Watch it here.