About fun and LEGOs? Or about a grown man overcoming his OCD?

Rating: 4/10 (21 February 2014)

I had high expectations going into The Lego Movie due to the star-studded cast. However, I was extremely disappointed. Although overall I still did enjoy the movie, I struggled when the live-action came into play. This is not because I do not enjoy the mixing of worlds; I loved the use of the "man upstairs" and was willing to suspend my beliefs enough to enjoy the little boy using his imagination and making these characters come to life. However, I struggled with the fact that even when the boy was no longer playing, the Legos were still in action. It gave us a dilemma in which nothing was happening either way - the Legos weren't real because it was all in the son's imagination, but at the same time, the son's imagination was not driving the plot any more. It felt as if I had wasted my time becoming invested in these characters that mean nothing. By the end of the movie, it was just about Will's character (the dad) overcoming his OCD.