Just got back from seeing this movie with my son, friend S, her son and daughter at the Leeds/Bradford Odeon.
IMDB says: An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together.
Chris Pratt (Parks and Recreation, Moneyball) voices Emmet Brickowski the 'special' destined to find the piece of resistance, the only thing that can stop Lord Business, voiced by Will Ferrell (Megamind, Anchorman), from unleashing the 'kragle' on the Lego world. Vitruvius, voiced by Morgan Freeman (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Now You See Me), tells of the prophecy and Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks of Scrubs, The Hunger Games), his former student, searches for it. Captured by Bad Cop (Liam Neeson of Taken, Love Actually) after he finds the piece, she helps Emmet escape his clutches. Aided by Batman (Will Arnett of The Millers, Arrested Development), Unikitty (Alison Brie of Community, The Five-Year Engagement), Metal Beard (Nick Offerman of Parks and Recreation, 21 Jump Street) and a mix of other eclectic characters such as Wonderwoman (Cobie Smulders, Avengers Assemble, How I Met Your Mother), Green Lantern (Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street, 21 Jump Street) and Shaquille O'Neal, they work together to try and stop the horror of Taco Tuesday.
There were a few funnies for the adults, such as the micro managers, Cloud Cuckoo Land, the cat poster and of course, the piece of resistance, but this film felt aimed squarely at the kids. As such it works, but the ending was predictable and a little out there for me. I love Lego and if this film helps more children unleash their creativity, then I am all for it and I am positive the adults will have had lots of fun playing with Lego whilst making this movie.
All three kids loved the movie and I am sure I will be hearing 'Everything is awesome' being sung for quite some time.
Tagline: The story of a nobody who saved everybody. 8/10
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