VIDEO : The Emoji Movie Gets A Frowny Face

Pull out your saddest emojis because The Emoji Movie has faced some harsh reviews.
The movie is about Gene a multifaced emoji who lives in Textopolis ? a digital city in the phone of a teenager named Alex. He?s on his way to becoming a ?meh? emoji like his parents after a failed first day in the text box of Alex?s phone. The plot has been described as paper-thin and concentrates almost entirely on Gene?s journey to being reprogrammed, while sometimes drawing a parallel with Alex?s world.
The only character who breathed a bit of life into it all was Smiler, the original smiley emoji, and boss, who?s goal is to terminate Gene. Her over-the-top grin, even when she?s angry, gives the character a bit of an edge.