Review of A LEGO Brickumentary (2014) by Nick C — 28 Oct 2015
A LEGO Brickumentary tries to capture the magic of LEGO in a labored style that The LEGO Movie effortlessly put on the screen with a simple story of adventure and make-believe. This film interesting to a point but is, in sum, rather raw and suffers from a severe case of jump around-itis that sees it peek into a number of interesting areas rather than offer a more in-depth examination.
The problem, really, is that most everything in A LEGO Brickumentary is worthy of its own documentary, and there's just not enough tome do most any of it justice. There's an endlessly fascinating world of creativity, collecting, and much more out there that the film explores, but not in any serious detail.
This is a snapshot, a glimpse, a tease. The film won't necessarily frustrate -- it's charming and, for LEGO fans, packed with interesting anecdotes -- but will leave the audience wishing for more.
This review of A LEGO Brickumentary (2014) was written by Nick C on 28 Oct 2015.
A LEGO Brickumentary has generally received mixed reviews.
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