According to comicbook.com as of Sunday afternoon, 'The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part' has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 92%, with 22 positive reviews out of 24. The main basis from critics is that the film "isn't as much fun as its predecessor", but "holds up well." In an interview from 2017, the movie's star Chris Pratt discussed the challenges of making a sequel. Pratt explained, "The first movie is a very difficult movie to create a sequel to. Because, as all the best movies do, it paints itself into a corner. Especially by tearing down the fourth wall in the final act."