Fun, if a little over-busy at times

Rating: Null/10 (21 February 2014)

First of all, they are not Legos, they are Lego bricks. The word Lego never has an s after it. OK, onwards and upwards.
Lego construction worker Emmett is a forgettable everyman: surprisingly, he turns out to be The Special, fated to lead a resistance movement to save the Lego world against the evil plan of Lord Business by using the Piece of resistance to prevent the use of the Kragle to destroy everything.
Let me say at the start, that this film is fun. It references pretty nearly everything I enjoy, takes potshots at all sorts, and works well as a bright, colourful kids' fantasy but with enough nods, winks and knowing gags to satisfy your average adult (just look at some of the voice credits - Anthony Daniels delivers one line as a Lego C3PO, for instance). The voice talent in general is great, and I particularly enjoyed Liam Neeson's willingness to send himself up.
Having been positive overall, it seems a little ill-natured to be critical, but I must mention two things which didn't sit that well with me. One was that, for a film which needed to be simple, it got awfully complicated at times, and the other was that the animation style and the sheer quantity of what was happening meant that, at times, I really couldn't follow what was going on in front of me.
But I repeat - this film is fun, and worth watching on that basis alone.