To love this movie it really helps to have been a long term fan of Legos over the past 20+ years. And I think that you are likely to either love the movie or be left wondering why other people loved it so much.
One review I read likened the movie to Mel Brooks doing a spoof on 'Toy Story', and there is some merit to that analogy. The story revolves around the tension between the two approaches to legos--either you get the kit and follow the instructions to the letter or you make stuff up as you go along. In my house, each new box of Legos got made by-the-book one time and one time only. After a suitable period of use, it then ended up in a sizable tub of Legos from other sets acquired over the years and then all of these parts would be routinely assembled into creations that combined Lego pieces from all eras. The Arctic igloo would find itself on a pirate ship. The figures would have mix and match wardrobes. A Viking axe might be part of a construction worker's ensemble. It is that spirit of creativity that is being advocated for in the movie, with an uptight Will Ferrell presenting the opposing point of view (he is a fan of Super Gluing the finished product together so that it would remain in perpetuity in the form that it was designed to be in). So if you love Lego's and what they meant to either you or your children (versus the parent who cursed them because they scatter everywhere and are particualrly painful when stepped on in bare feet), then you are likely to overlook the wooden characters and over the top pop songs and enjoy yourself.
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