L.O.L. Surprise: The Movie

I've seen so many people with the same critique over and over again, " made to sell toys". Obviously! Its a toy brand, making a movie. The barbie movies where made to sell toys, the mlp movies where made to sell toys, toy movies are made to sell toys!!!! Look at it from a child's perspective. Do you think they care about backstory, or stuff making no sense? Maybe, but very often not! This movie is for children, and i think that children's views on the movie is important. Some may not like it, some may, but way to many people are talking about it as if children wont enjoy it even if it doesn't make sense.

This movie is trying so hard to be the lego movie.

The story is chaotic,no logic NOTHINGGGGG.

Curse netflix curse lol curse everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The script is a heady mix of random catchphrases 'Queen, Slay, Fierce, Diva'. The plot is literally that there is no plot to the movie and it ends with a mashing together incoherently.

None of it matters unless they name drop the relevant characters they want your kids to buy.

The child I watched it with could not really remember a single thing that had happened during the movie other than a few character names. There is no message, this is an advertisement.

I have mixed feelings about this 'film'; on one hand it is chaotic, nonsensical and has subzero storyline. The premise is about filming 'the perfect ending' to a movie (that premieres "that night" I might add). It bounces from scene to scene with no cohesion and revolves around makeovers and in your face advertising for the movie merchandise. And shame on Netflix that they had a promo for this movie that was NOTHING like the movie. Not even close. The promo for Jurassic Park would have been closer.

BUT, on the other hand, my kids love these dolls. While my 11 yr old confusedely asked 'what was that even about. Tell me that was not the movie?", my 8 yr old seemed satisfied with it enough to watch it another 4 times since then. For younger viewers it can assist with them imagining their own dolls from this collection 'coming to life' and in that sense this movie does have some value. Just keep your expectations realistic. The animation was excellent, just a shame the writers missed the mark by miles on an opportunity to integrate these products into the TV platform, in the same way MGA has done their Rainbow High collection.

If not, dont watch this, cause it's garbage. Could be directed by a 5-yo who's mom has a fetisch for child beuty contests. The dolls are all worse than Barbie with the hip-waste-chest ratios and the editing is on par with Adam Sandlers worst movies from before he turned famous.

Everything seems to be focused around make overs and trying to look as "fabulous" as possible.