The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part is a step down from the first film but overall is a fun experience. This movie takes place 5 years after the first and is about Emmet and Lucy trying to stop aliens from destroying their world. Chris Pratt gives a fantastic voice performance. He remains lovable as the naive Emmet, but also plays a second character named Rex. Any scene with Rex is easily the highlight of the film. Elizabeth Banks gives a great voice performance. She continues to play off Pratt perfectly. Will Arnet remains hilarious as Lego Batman, albeit, in a smaller role this time. Tiffany Haddish gives an okay voice performance. She does fine with what she's given but I was not a fan of her character. Stephanie Beatriz and Alison Brie give good voice performances in their respective supporting roles. Charlie Day is still hilarious but is severely underutilized. Mike Mitchell did a great job directing though he never quite achieves the sense of energy the first film had. Lord & Miller return to write and their witty meta-humor is in abundance here. Thankfully most of it is quite funny. However, the real world segment of the story does not work nearly as well as it did the first time. At 106 minutes the pacing is good though does slow down too much in its third act. Overall, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part remains a fun entry in the franchise despite never reaching the heights of the first film.
7/10
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