An unrelenting piece of crap

Rating: 1/10 (16 February 2014)

This film was like watching a 1h40 advert for Lego. I think the fundamental problem is that Lego is a great medium for telling other people's stories, to which the plethora of characters in the film allude (Star Wars, Batman, pirates) but is not really an interesting subject for a story in itself.
Although, to say that it's completely lacking in story may be a little harsh as this is largely a copy of The Matrix for 8 year olds. In this case, however, despite the principal character's initial self doubt and the ensuing voyage of personal discovery, it turns out that there actually is nothing special about him. Instead we have a film that panders to the latent insecurity of its audience of yuppy parents whose deepest fear is that their child might not be that special after all. Don't worry though, it turns out that everyone's special with Lego.
Additionally, whilst he doesn't appear until towards the end of the film, Will Ferrell's presence can be felt throughout - this film thinks it's hilarious when actually it's just boring, with a boring plot and boring characters polished with some fancy animation.
I read a review (in The Guardian) that suggested an underlying message of citizen empowerment, where anyone has the ability to mould and influence the society in which they live. I think that's reading too much into it, it was about buying Lego. This was the first time that I have felt compelled to write a review on IMDb because of the poor quality of a film. Don't waste your money or your time; you could be building Lego instead.