Just seven months after The Lego Batman Movie, Lego released a Ninjago flick, based on its long-running brick theme. Here, teenage ninja Lloyd Garmadon is shunned by the world due to his lineage (his father is the evil lord Garmadon), though his Master Wu and fellow ninjas accept him. He dedicates his life to working to defeat dad's evil schemes, but events and forced interactions with dad force him to re-think his life. But he doesn't have long . . . Meowthra (a giant cat) is loose in Ninjago City and will destroy them all if the team doesn't act fast.
This movie is . . . decent. I couldn't quite figure out the theme (reconciliation and finding your place, I think), but I may have been hampered due to distractions (watching with two chatty 5-year-olds). The film retains the flavor of The Lego Movie and The Lego Batman Movie, with witty asides, cultural insights, and surprisingly poignant moments interlaced with action and intentional silliness. Though it doesn't quite reach the heights of its brickfilm predecessors, it's worth a look.
Rating: B
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