The battle for NINJAGO City
calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his
friends, also secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, as wise-cracking as he
is wise, they must defeat the evil warlord Garmadon, who also happens to be
Lloyd's dad. Pitting father against son, the epic showdown
tests these fierce but undisciplined modern-day ninjas as they learn to check
their egos and pull together to unleash the inner power of Spinjitzu.
Director: Charlie Bean, Bob Logan, Paul Fisher
Cast: Jackie Chan, Dave
Franco, Michael Peña, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Justin Theroux, Kumail
Nanjiani
Rated PG for some mild
action and rude humor
Genres: Animation,
Family, Comedy
Review:
The LEGO Ninjago Movie is
a fine addition to the blossoming franchise even if the sheen is starting to
wear off just a tad. The movie is full
of all the pop culture references and self aware humor we’ve seen in previous
installments. The best thing this film
has going is Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan
shows up in the opening and closing but supplies the film with its heart Master
Wu. Justin Theroux is a lot of fun as
the villain even if he’s just doing a Will Arnett impression throughout. Theroux and Dave Franco have fun chemistry in
the second half of the film. The main
issue with the film is that the plot and overall story seems hacked
together. The story lacks any sort of
real flow even though there are still lots of like here. That probably speaks to the general fun in
the franchise, where even a lesser entry still delivers.
B-
