Everything is awesome!

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2014)

Everything is awesome in The Lego Movie. Everything. Genuinely everything. Every single little thing is awesome. The ultimate product placement movie instead becomes the ultimate 2014 blockbuster, as a likable but unremarkable construction Lego mini figure tries to save the Lego universe from the evil President Business. The only 2014 movie I have seen more than once at the time of writing, TLM held up remarkably well. Some may find it annoying possibly, but for most you'll have to remove that grin from your face with a crowbar. It looks great and could have been stop motion Lego. The CGI is barely noticeable. It's also got an astonishingly good cast all giving fine performances. Even Morgan Freeman is in there. The action, humour and emotion is all spot on. The film is full of white knuckle action, gut bursting jokes and surprisingly thoughtful story lines which make it overall a very entertaining and rich animated offering for everyone. You don't even have to like Lego.
The key to movie success is the script. The script is brilliantly written here and absolutely crackles with wit and charm. It's also got some very thrilling moments and pop culture references galore. It's surely one of the funniest movies of the year and although the jokes are simple they're always devastatingly effective. The characters are very diverse and likable as well, and enhance the film's likability factor which is already off the scale. As it has some very nice messages in there too, it's a surprisingly touching film and the ending is unpredictable and moving. Another key element of the film's success is creating a compelling fictional universe for the film which is full of entertaining details. As for the Everything Is Awesome song, you'll never be able to get it out of your head. TLM is a great blockbuster overall which should have been terrible but is instead a total knockout. Outshining everything DreamWorks has ever done by a mile this might be the most fun you have at the movies in 2014.
10/10