The LEGO movie is generating a lot of talk, with some calling it the first good movie of the year and definitely one for the family to enjoy. The movie is brought to the screen by a duo that specializes in computer generated movies.

"As classic toy fixtures for more than 70 years, the colorful plastic interlocking Lego bricks are instantly recognizable. And the computer-generated world created by writer-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) is one that makes use of these readily identifiable parts in appealing, buoyant and often surprising ways. Using a detailed, tactile style of computer animation that also resembles stop-motion, the film's look suits the aesthetics of Lego constructions," USA Today reports.

The movie features many famous actors providing the voices and uses a storyline which is not too heavy and lays on the visual effects strongly, dabbling in the dramatic and comedic parts that complete the picture.

"Shot with a mixture of CGI and stop-motion animation and using 3-D to invite us into its brightly knubbled world, 'The LEGO Movie' is a series of irresistible comic riffs on creativity, and it divides the world into two kinds of people: those who like to snap things together and keep them there and those who prefer to pull it all apart and start from scratch. The control freaks and the dreamers, in other words, and the movie clearly knows which side it's on," a Boston Globe reviewer wrote.

Viewers in the audience will clearly get the most satisfaction out of the movie who have played with the toys and are clued in to pop culture in general. Audience members who are very young or very old will appreciate the movie in different ways, with the visual effects delighting the children and the wit will serve older guests.

Claudia Puig of USA Today said "at times the whole thing becomes a bit too noisy and frenetic," but "overall, the experience is giddy fun for the kids, and the irreverent dialogue and gently pointed satire is amusing for the adults who accompany them."