‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’ Boasts a Bigger Cast and Somehow More Chris Pratt

Way back in 2014, the world was gifted the original LEGO Movie. A fundamental staple of many childhoods and collectors, the iconic building blocks have been used to tell many stories in the comfort of homes. The LEGO Movie captured a particular type of magic with an imaginative world of Master Builders where multiple franchises and genres co-existed in a strange delicate harmony. The journey of everyman Emmett Brickowski into grand heroics aided by characters like Wyldstyle, an infinitely more competent character, and Lego Batman, arguably one of the best depictions of the character ever (DARKNESS. NO PARENTS.), touched on generational differences and what it meant to create stories. If there was one critique I had in hindsight, it would be that the film was highly male-centric and had only three women in the principal voice cast. LEGOs are a ubiquitous toy for everyone, so this type of old-school bias lingered after the abundant joy started to fade. It was something I hoped Phil Lord and Christopher Miller would address in the inevitable sequel.

So, here we are five years later. The good news is that Elizabeth Banks (Wyldstyle/Lucy) and Alison Brie (Unikitty) have been joined by Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Maya Rudolph, and Margot Robbie. The strange news is that they somehow managed to give us more Chris Pratt. I don’t know whether that’s a good or a bad thing (I’m still mad at Starlord for Infinity Wars).

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part follows Emmet and Lucy …