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̄\_(ツ)_/ ̄ Emoji Movie Review

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Meh, perfectly describes the Emoji Movie, an uneventful movie with too many plot holes to count. When I watched this kids movie, I wasn’t expecting gold. Actually with all the negative hype, I was expecting it to be worse. So I was quite disappointed to see it was simply just a bad movie and not an atrocious one. Sony Pictures really should have kept a closer eye on this because, in concept, it seemed to have potential.

The Emoji Movie is about a meh emoji that wasn’t acting like it should, and his adventure to get reprogrammed. The plot follows Gene, a meh emoji that feels totally out of place, Hi-5 his best friend and loyal companion, and Jailbrake a emo-hacker and tomboy who agrees to help meh out.
When it comes to the voice acting, I have no complaints. T.J. Miller, James Corden, and Anna Faris read those horrible lines as well as they could; Only so much could be done with such bland characters.

There is so much not to like about the Emoji Movie. First and foremost, none of the characters were memorable. Each and everyone was a bland trope, used so many times in film and television and executed way better in just about everyone. I’d give an example, but there’s simply nothing to give. Another fault of this film would be the excessive product placement (but yet again, I doubt the movie could've made it’s money back without it) from Just Dance and Candycrush to Dropbox and Snapchat. Even a blind man could see what they wear trying to achieve. One of my biggest problems with the emoji movie was Jailbreak, who decided to keep a secret that could have easily progressed the plot, but instead she waited all the way into the third part to reveal it because it’s an “embarrassing stereotype” even though it was the truth. THIS HUGE PLOT-HOLE amounted to some of the worst storytelling I have seen in recent years if not ever. And this my friend, has only scratched the surface.

The Emoji Movie's message was to not just look out for number one which I found funny because it’s as if they knew they would never be anyone's number one.

Though no stable minded man would enjoy this movie, I’m sure that kids 10 and under could be distracted by it enough for you to take an hour twenty-six minute nap. If it’s not obvious enough, I wouldn’t recommend this movie. Even though the MPAA recommend parental guidance while watching this film, I wouldn’t subject myself (or anyone else for that matter) to it.

by Chelsea C.
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