Too hectic and no subtlety

Rating: 4/10 (8 February 2014)

I found it quite hard to engage with this film and I think the main reasons are that it was just too hectic and there was a huge lack of subtlety. Animation studios such as Pixar and Disney seem to simply do this better at a more consistent rate.
Sure there are amazing visuals here (hard to tell it's not actually real Lego at times!), tons of gags, some interesting story elements but I found the speed at which things were happening and the story kept unfolding plus the amount of character cameos just uncomfortable. There is a tremendous amount of destruction in this film to the point where it felt like I was watching the last 30 minutes of Man of Steel in a loop. Normally I would have laughed much more at the same jokes that were in this film but I just could not engage with the characters so they just seem to pass me by.
Whilst watching it I thought maybe this film is more for kids but in the cinema I was in I could sense the film was just not keeping children's attention as much as say Toy Story has and does, which really is based on the same formula; toys coming to life and living out an adventure. During the film I even thought about leaving. I really thought I would not be missing anything special.
I applaud the film makers for a huge technical achievement but I sure as hell can't remember playing with Lego being as chaotic as this film.