Review of The Emoji Movie (2017) by Rockodafoxxo — 31 Oct 2017

The Emoji Movie was a thing that should've never happened... but it did. And it's every bit as bad as you'd expect. Even with some half-decent animation, a good cast and maybe 1 or 2 chuckles, The Emoji Movie is far too lazy, poorly-written, cynical, unimaginative, and boring to recommend to anyone but the youngest moviegoers. There is little to no heart, charm, wit, or even a good moral and all we have left are super-cheap jokes, bland characters, head-slapping pop-culture references, tissue-thin story, and some of the most absurd product placement you'll ever see in a film. There's no reason for family films to be this eager in pandering to the lowest-common denominator.

Every frame melts with corporate cynicism at its worst. Leaves no impact but to feel dead inside. Stay away. 1.