Reviews

I don't know why everyone isn't a big fan of the movie. The villian let's his fear control him and eventually that leads to the conflict. The protagonist doesn't let fear (and eventually others) control them. It's a good lesson and discussion with your kids wrapped up in interesting music numbers and an engaging movie (at least for our 7 and 5 year old). There is a bit of scary parts, but if you can pause or rewind to talk about it focusing on why a character is acting one way or another it is an accessible set of examples for the kids to understand more nuance, perspective and more, even at that young age. For us it was a great fit and watch.

We watched this movie when our oldest was too little to understand it and thought it was a great movie. Funny, great message, a creative view of the Lego world, and a reveal at the end which parents will enjoy. We attempted to rewatch it now that our older kids are in preschool and kindergarten (turning 3 and 5 in the next 2 months) and had to turn it off after attempting to fast forward through multiple scenes. There's a car chase scene between the main characters and the police, including lots of shooting, cars crashing, and fire. The villain wants to melt down the main character, they tell him he's going to die, and another character is erased. A bar fight includes kicking, punching, and using a bottle to hit someone. It isn't graphic since it's made with Lego pieces, but it's a lot of aggression and violence for little kids who'll replicate it in their play. We'll wait a few more years before we re-watch this movie.