An animated classic that no one was expecting

Rating: 10/10 (12 March 2019)

After hearing and seeing about this movie, I was very torn. I thought that this was going to be the sellout film of the year that's filled to the brim with product placements galore. At the same time, though, I was optimistic that this would turn out to be better than expected. And right I was, because this film just might be one of the best animated films I've seen so far. The animation is phenomenal, the story is very well written and very creative with it's subject matter, the overall flow is great, the voice cast were all very good, the characters are all memorable, most, if not all of the jokes landed very well, and the overall quality of this film is quite staggering. This is essentially the verbatim opposite of what I, along a lot of other people were expecting, because this film actually doesn't have that much, if any product placements whatsoever. Instead, it uses the legos and the characters in the films world in various fun, cute, and hilarious ways that are all executed very well. Mix all of that with the aforementioned great story (won't reveal to avoid spoilers), and what you've got here is an amazing animated film that is, indeed, awesome, and very much so. I recommend anyone who hasn't seen it yet to go do so, as this is all great fun that is well written, well animated, well executed, and just, overall, well made, making this an animated classic that no one was expecting. Do yourself a favor, and check this out.