The Emoji Movie (2017)

Hi fellow animation fans, welcome to my review of The Emoji Movie.

Synopsis: The Emoji Movie reveals a hidden world inside your smartphone. Within the messaging app lies Textopolis, a vibrant city where all your beloved emojis reside, each eager to be chosen by the phone's user. Every emoji has only one facial expression, except for Gene, a lively emoji with a plethora of expressions due to the absence of a filter. Aiming to become "normal" like his counterparts, Gene seeks the assistance of his best friend Hi-5 and Jailbreak, a renowned code breaker. They set off on an adventurous journey across the phone's apps, each a unique and exciting universe, to discover the Code that will repair Gene. However, as a greater threat looms over the phone, the destiny of all emojis rests in the hands of these three unexpected heroes who must rescue their world before it vanishes forever.

Likes:

* The animation is quite well done with a lot of little detail in the colorful backgrounds.

Dislikes:

* That the tone is all wrong, the movie is bright, cheerful and has such a basic script that only those who are young enough not to have a phone will actually deride any enjoyment out of it.
* The horrific and in your face product placement, especially the 5-minute scene all about Just Dance, I seriously would have nodded off if my cat hadn't chosen that moment to jump on my lap.

* None of the jokes made me laugh at all.

                              IMDB 2.5/10       Rotten Tomatoes 10%            Me 1/10

It starts with a poop joke and doesn't get any better.

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