The LEGO Movie: Mixed results ...

I went to see The LEGO Movie with my 10 year old son, just to share a good time with him and incidentally to verify that the film is too "awesome"that we have been trumpeted on all the sites and blogs of the LEGOsphere for several months.

I also wanted to observe his reactions to the humor we are promised ubiquitous and the references that only LEGO fans are supposed to understand ... He already has his little LEGO culture and is therefore able to pick up certain innuendos.

As much to tell you right away, I am much less enthusiastic on arrival than all the fans, mostly English-speaking, whose reports I have read so far ... The passion for LEGO makes these fans really indulgent fans who cry out for a masterpiece when talking about The LEGO Movie.

The room was full of parents accompanying their offspring, usually around 6 or 7 years old. And even if the film is obviously accessible to young audiences, I think that most of the subtleties of the dialogues and the scenario will escape the younger ones, hence a rather calm atmosphere in the room during the screening, punctuated from time to time by 'an adult sneer at a somewhat easy "valve".

My son liked the movie. He found what he expects from a good LEGO cartoon: Action, a bit of humor, minifigs, super heroes, and LEGO. The only disappointment at its level, the end of the film, useless and boring. He obviously did not understand certain innuendos of this part of the film, not being concerned by the "main"in question. However, he did not twist himself with laughter during the screening, there is nothing.

The film is technically flawless, and if the 3D does not bring much to the whole, we inevitably take pleasure in seeing these minifigs come to life and evolve in an environment entirely based on bricks. It's fluid, colorful, it's filmed like a real action movie and there is hardly any downtime.

The problem, if there is one, in my opinion lies more in the scenario of the film: There is a moment when The LEGO Movie suddenly goes from the stage of quality entertainment to that of giant advertising largely judgmental and even a little mocking. It's a shame, it was off to a good start and the film could have ended as it started.

The AFOLs indirectly take it for their rank, and where some will see a tribute to the adult fans of the brand, I see a second degree too rude to tear me a smile, even if I know in advance that a lot of between you will not agree with me on this point.

In terms of product placement, The LEGO Movie is a spin-off movie from a LEGO line (whose sets were on shelves long before the movie was released) that it also promotes. Nothing shocking. More subtle, throughout the film, LEGO distils, almost like subliminal images, views of its ranges "historical version"which are sure to awaken the nostalgic fiber of adults.

I add that the French voices of the two heroes are mediocre, with Tal (Cool Tag / Wyldstyle) who reads his text without much conviction and Arnaud Ducret (Emmet) who is doing pretty much because he does tons of it. Batman and Vitruvius, on the other hand, are excellent.

In the end, you have to go see The LEGO Movie, and with your family if possible. It is excellent entertainment, with a very predictable and agreed scenario, which will appeal to the youngest with its shimmering colors, its crazy characters and its many action scenes but also to adult LEGO fans who will notice that LEGO has thought of them and their childhood stories with the brand.

This is only my opinion and it is only my opinion. Go see the movie and don't hesitate to come and discuss it here, that's what it is for.