Film: Lego Movie 2 - The Second Part

GENRE: Animated Adventure

RATING: PG-13 for mild action and rude humour
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 47 minutes

STARRING: Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy, Jurassic World)

Elizabeth Banks (Hunger Games), Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip)

DIRECTOR: Mike Mitchell (Trolls, Shrek Forever After)

WRITERS: Phil Lord (Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse)
Christopher Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)

PLOT: Emmet tries to save the world from Duplo invaders.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Loved the first one.  

STORY STUFF: Not quite as good as the first film. While there are a lot of fun laughs throughout, the story didn’t grab me as much. Not a fan of new character Rex Dangervest for some reason. While the first one had the fun twist of live action, the second uses it too liberally and is too obvious at times. I did enjoy the new songs though.

ACTING STUFF: Pratt still shines as the optimistic Emmet. All the returning characters have their moment. Enjoyed Haddish as the Duplo queen. The movie is very well cast.    

ARTISTIC STUFF: It has the same gonzo energy as the first film. I appreciated its consistency. Again, I enjoyed the songs; especially the Lonely Island rap during the ending credits.

VERDICT: Four stars out of five

SEE IT IF: You liked the first one and want more.

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