One of my favorites!

Rating: 9/10 (2 September 2018)

There are few things that I dislike about this movie. I'll just get the only big one out of the way immediatly: the real world framing device. I already don't like framing devices as a whole, particularly when it implies that the story we actually care about isn't really happening in-universe. This one in particular also contains both the worst writing and the worst acting in the movie, and like most framing devices really isn't really necessary. The only thing I liked about it was the Duplo joke at the end. That being said, everything else about the movie was great! The characters were lovable, the jokes were hilarious, I love the conflict between being creative and having a strict plan with neither one being stated as better than the other, the animation is AMAZING, and the idea that "The Special" is not Emmet, but actually it's anyone who wants to be was great! Certainly a 9-10/10 if not for the framing device and a few other small things, but still one of my all-time favorite movies!