It was 1978 when Star Wars released the variety show style Star Wars Holiday Special. Now 42 years later, they have tried once again! Now in Lego form! If you are a fan of Legos, Star Wars, or simply looking for a movie to watch with the family this holiday season, then you’ve come to the right place. Another bonus, if you have a Disney + account, then you have access to this film for free! Lets delve in, and master build some new holiday special memories!
Like all other critiques this critique will be based on three categories: Story, Acting, and Overall. So lets begin.
STORY: 6/10
The main storyline appears to dismantle the Rey walking off into the sunset, of the sequel trilogy, story. The movie picks up with Rey attempting to train newly force sensitive Finn in the way of the force, like she was taught by Master Luke. However, all Rey has to go on for learning how to teach Finn, is the small amount of lessons from the sequel films, and the books she stole from the planet of Ahch-To. Her guides are coming up short, and as she is struggling to find a solution, a passage in one of the books leads her to a temple that will hurl her through time as she attempts to learn to be a better Master to Finn. The humor that she comes across, and the design of the characters not just in look, but in attitude is very on point for their story archs throughout the series.
The side story of the group celebrating, and failing as they try, Life Day. There are tons of references to the original Holiday Special, but nothing over powering. The story is interesting and engaging, and the humor is tons of fun!
ACTING: 6/10
Almost the whole cast of Star Wars sat out of this film. With the exception of Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Billy Dee Williams (Lando Calrissian), and Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico). Big names, like Luke Skywalker have been replaced with Eric Bauza, Rey with Helen Sadler, Poe Dameron with Jake Green, and Finn with Omar Benson Miller. This is understandable since most of the people left the series after the sequel trilogies in bad spirits, and content with how their character arch ended, with at least Rey.
Eric Bauza did a pretty good job as Luke, and his love of blue milk. Sadler, Green, and Miller do an okay job as their characters, but it’s hard to step into the shoes of others. All in all, their characters aren’t played as they were in the series, as there is a definite comedy aspect to the movie, and no one is on par with how they acted in prior series. As long as you are okay with the realization that none of this matters, and isn’t canon, then you’ll likely get over the drop in character seriousness and just enjoy the comedy.
OVERALL: 6/10
Look, this isn’t the best film ever made, but it’s hands down much better then the original Holiday Special. If you are looking for something to pass a little bit of time with the family, and help get your nerdy kids in the holiday spirit, as if they need it, then this movie will do the job. While it’s not specifically Christmas, it’s so Christmas-ee that it’s hard to not see it all being just one big Christmas special!
Conner’s Final Thought(s):
This movie was hilarious, and really worked out well. I will admit though that the Lego medium doesn’t seem to really matter. There wasn’t much of a delve into the Lego mechanics with the exception of BB-8 being dismantled. The form of the characters however does make it more appealing to the younger generations, but because it’s not really Lego centric, I can’t say that this is my favorite Lego movie. I don’t even think it’s fair to rank it alongside other Lego films. Doesn’t make it any less of a good film for families though.
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