The Lego Movie 2 film review: animated sequel is fast and funny – but repetition weighs it down

3.5/5 stars The Lego Movie took the much-loved plastic childhood toy and built a whip-smart, meta-comedy that played equally well for kids and adults. Already spawning a direct spin-off, 2017’s The Lego Batman Movie , now comes the sequel, The Lego Movie 2, which is fast and funny, if not exactly fresh. Alita: could this project be Hollywood’s breakthrough manga movie? Scripted by the first film’s makers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, but directed by Trolls ’ Mike Mitchell...

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