Fresh
The movie is a wonderful surprise, cleverly written and executed brick by brick with a visual panache.
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
The Lego Movie
The story of a nobody who saved everybody.
2014 · 1h 40m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Directed by
Phil Lord
,
Christopher Miller
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The Lego Movie
Overview
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from conquering the universe.
Director and cast
- Phil Lord Director
- Christopher Miller Director
- Chris Pratt as Emmet Brickowski (voice)
- Elizabeth Banks as Wyldstyle / Lucy (voice)
- Will Ferrell as Lord Business / President Business / The Man Upstairs
- Morgan Freeman as Vitruvius (voice)
- Will Arnett as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
- Liam Neeson as Bad Cop / Good Cop / Pa Cop (voice)
- Alison Brie as Unikitty (voice)
- Nick Offerman as Metal Beard (voice)
- Charlie Day as Benny (voice)
- Jadon Sand as Finn
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Lord and Miller's sensibilities are continually clever, and The Lego Movie works hard to gradually deliver surprising payoffs to what seem to be throwaway bits.
Kate Erbland, Film.com
Fresh
The Lego Movie has enough wit and wisdom to send a recession-age message to families on the importance of thinking through problems with creativity.
Maricar Estrella, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Fresh
As a rule, movies about toys need to be approached with extreme caution; some of them have been bad enough to count as health hazards. This one is the exception.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
This is truly a movie that children and their parents can both enjoy for different reasons.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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