When Batman thwarts the Joker's latest scheme, all seems to be business as usual. But when the Caped Crusader brusquely dismisses the Joker's claim to be his nemesis, remarking that he's "fighting a few different people right now", the Clown Prince of Crime seizes on a new plan: he will trick Batman into sending him to the Phantom Zone, and team up with the villains currently trapped there to destroy Gotham.
Given that said villains include Sauron, Jaws, Voldemort and the Daleks, it is safe to say that this is not a particularly serious - or even very sensible - film. But is safe to say that The Lego Batman Movie is a fun time. It's full of action and gags, and rolics along with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek for pretty much all of its 100 minute run time. I say "pretty much all" because there are some sub-plots that never pay off, like Bats's at-first-sight infatuation with Barbara Gordon, and the ending is a bit on the weak side. It is the most Lego thing about the film, so I can why they went in the direction they did, I just think there were better ways to get "Lego-riffic" while wrapping things up.
At the end of the day I don't think this film is quite as clever or as funny or as heartfelt as the original Lego Movie - though I do appreciate the absence of an overly long 'live action' sequence - but I'm certainly glad I saw it. If you're in the mood for an hour and a half or so of nerdy jokes and pop culture references, you could certainly do worse than this.
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