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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichEvery bit as irreverent, smart, and ridiculously entertaining as its predecessors, The LEGO Ninjago Movie proves that these films are now on the brink of becoming a viable brand unto themselves; it cements them as the most consistently delightful franchise in the contemporary world of corporate animation. Nothing else comes close.
- 75USA TodayBrian TruittUSA TodayBrian TruittLego Ninjago sparkles with humor and kung fu style, yet it’s a few pieces short of greatness.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA perfectly adequate family film for kids who love watching things they've seen many times before (which is to say, most kids), it offers plenty of chuckles for their parents but nothing approaching the glee of that first Lego Movie.
- 70VarietyAndrew BarkerVarietyAndrew BarkerPlenty entertaining and occasionally very funny, “Ninjago” nonetheless displays symptoms of diminishing returns, and Lego might want to shuffle its pieces a bit before building yet another film with this same model.
- 70New York Daily NewsAriel ScottiNew York Daily NewsAriel ScottiThe LEGO Ninjago Movie is built on its comedy — with jokes just for mom and dad that'll go straight over Jr.'s head.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeThere’s a lingering sense of familiarity that persists and what felt fresh in the first film, and tweaked in The Lego Batman Movie, is at risk of feeling tired here.
- 58The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe Lego Ninjago movie isn’t any worse than any number of professionally made but unexciting cartoons aimed at kids, and sometimes a gag will pop through with the same high-energy surprise that powered so much of The Lego Movie.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyChristian HolubEntertainment WeeklyChristian HolubCredit is due to Jackie Chan, who gives his all to make Ninjago work.
- 50ScreenCrushMatt SingerScreenCrushMatt SingerLet’s face it: The LEGO Movies were always better than they had any right to be. At their core, even with their clever writing, colorful visuals, and memorable voice casts, they were still feature-length toy commercials. The LEGO Ninjago Movie is just the first installment in the series that actually feels like one.
- 38Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonThe film’s cumulative effect is utter exhaustion, the cinematic equivalent of chasing a toddler through a toy store.