The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part - Film Review

Synopsis

Following the events of TAKO Tuesday, Bricksburg is left as an apocalyptic wasteland. Everyone has changed with the times, except for Emmet Brickowski (Christ Pratt). Emmet, now living with Lucy/Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), and the rest of the LEGO gang are now faced with their biggest threat yet: LEGO Duplo and their "evil" queen, Watevra Wa'Nabi (Tiffany Haddish).

Review

As with the first film, The Second Part is well-written, thanks to Lord and Miller, the writing duo behind movies like Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse and television shows like The Last Man on Earth. It is not as funny as the first Lego Movie, and it is more silly, but the film  still provides some hardy laughs and oh-no-they-didn't moments. There are two lines in particular, said by Mom (Maya Rudolph) and Abraham Lincoln (Will Forte), that are perfect examples of each of those. There are several twists in the form of character turns in the film that are executed well. The Second Part has a strong third act, that feels similar to the first film in a good way. The film has more of a focus on Lucy/Wyldstyle, not her character arc, but she seems to be more of the main character in this one. Expect to hear a bit more music in the film, because the story in the Systar (play on the word "sister") System is a musical. Also, the song will get stuck inside your head.  The voice work in the film is great. Tiffany Haddish does a good job as Queen Watevra Wa'Nabi, the "evil" queen. Chris Pratt serves double duty as Emmet and Rex Dangervest, the galaxy defending archaeologist. Disclaimer: The Second Part does NOT end on a cliffhanger, so I would not think it far-fetched for there to not be a third.