The Emoji Movie (2017)Movies

The common refrain about Hollywood having no more original ideas has an adjunct reality: many of their “new” ideas are better unrealized.

As an example, I give you “The Emoji Movie.”

The reaction to the film’s existence was nearly unanimous. Just how empty would the finished product be? It’s amazing that the end result falls short of that cynical projection.

What is stark about this, beyond the base humor that trips over that low bar, is how the script can’t stick to the standards it presents. But I suppose when you create a universe inside a smart phone populated by digital pictograms, common sense isn’t important.

Let’s scroll through the numerous issues on display and swipe at the ridiculous imagery.

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