What really sells it is the film's surprising final act, one that pulls the rug from under our feets and becomes a beautiful tale of inspiration and creativity through the minds of innocence...

| Jun 17, 2024

It’s to Lord and Miller’s credit that The Lego Movie rarely feels hemmed in by the limitations of its premise.

| Feb 9, 2024

The colorful adventure (and it is colorful, in all the bright, primary hues of the toy bricks) is a collision of order and anarchy as a superhero fable that spills over in to the real world in a marvelously clever and resonant turn.

| Nov 18, 2023

Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s masterwork features enough creativity to cover a year’s worth of movies and brings the Lego world to life in a way that makes a stunning jump from product placement to hard-won ingenuity.

| Jul 20, 2023

Great voice acting, sharp writing, and a wonderful story all the way down to its core.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 23, 2022

In the end, the costs (both monetary and social) of The LEGO Movie are less than desirable, but it works on multiple levels as the best animated films often do, and provides a number of distinctive visual touches to keep the viewer involved and laughing.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 18, 2022

It’s the best possible ad for Legos that the company could have ever hoped for, and it achieves that by embedding in its very concept the kind of play that has kept both kids and adults playing with Legos for years.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 13, 2022

The LEGO Movie is a beautifully animated film that remains one of the best films of 2014.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Mar 9, 2022

A poignant children's film, which injected American animation with a surge of energy, style, and confidence, The LEGO Movie took the most surprising stances...

| Mar 29, 2021

The weirdest, most psychedelic kid's entertainment since H.R. Pufnstuf.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 1, 2021

Surprisingly action-packed and high-octane.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 4, 2020

It is a film best experienced and best experienced as a beloved experience between adults and the children they love.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 13, 2020

As we dig deeper, we come to understand why all of this exists, and why there is such a battle between following the rules and using your own imagination.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 28, 2020

Five hours later and still singing EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 15, 2020

The LEGO Movie is the first great comedy, the first great action film and the first great family film of the year.

| Jul 3, 2020

The Lego Movie is stupid fun to watch, hilarious in all the right ways and one of the most original animated blockbusters anyone has constructed in quite some time.

| Original Score: B+ | Aug 6, 2019

This film is frequently hilarious, deeply subversive and multilayered, and it's an absolute delight from start to finish.

| Jul 31, 2019

Ticklish, touching and mostly terrific, The LEGO Movie is great fun for everyone.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 8, 2019

I was completely surprised by this movie.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Feb 21, 2019

It's an animated treat that will please all... A movie that expands on the world of the popular toy, creating a universe full of imagination and surprise.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 1, 2019