Title: Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers (2010)Starring: Ryan McPartlin, Yvonne Strahovski, Roger Rose
Directed By: Howard E. Baker
What easily could have been an hour-long Lego commercial with no real plot or character development, instead turns into a GREAT introduction to some really fun characters who happen to be Legos.
The story is that of famed Lego adventurer Clutch Powers and the team that is assembled to help him capture a group of dangerous prison escapees. Through this story we're taken from an elaborately planned and beautifully rendered Lego city to a moon-like prison planet, and from there to a medieval land of knights and skeleton armies and dragons. OBVIOUSLY, this is an attempt to sell children as many playsets as possible, but it all seems organic and fun in the context of the story.
The characters are fun to get to know, and they're allowed some really great "we're freakin' Legos" humor. From their names (Peg, Brick and Playwell) to their actions (Peg brings an extra set of hair 'cause you "never know"), they're all allowed to be self-parodying; which is VERY welcome in a movie like this, and allows for quite a few genuine laughs. It's nice to know the Lego people weren't taking themselves too seriously.
If you've got children (especially young boys between 4-10), you should definitely check this out with them. There isn't so much violence that you'd have to be concerned, and it's all treated with the self-aware, tongue-in-cheek Lego humor we've come to expect from the Lego video games (if you're familiar with them). If you haven't got children, but you're still a fan of Legos or of short but sweet animated stories, you should probably give this a shot as well. You might be surprised how much you laugh, or how enjoyable it can be. Recommended.
Score: 8.5/10
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