Not bad, for a big-budget Hollywood take on something that could have been low budget genius, not bad... Strength of writing and script. And while the surprise ending is no surprise, the movie has it's moments, Emmet, baiting the conspiracy-addled host (how can you not? I've been there, I know), John Goodman's ever-patient demeanor, his lifetime of ridicule, his generosity abused, the passing of time with Cards-Against-Humanity, a sort of crazy Santa-Clause, it's not bad, good for Hollywood, no spoilers here, but I would rather have found something at CIFF. Mainstream US cinema, it's gone the same way as their politics, rarely will you find anything that worthwhile, look elsewhere and you might be pleasantly surprised...
a miscellany of completely unrelated thoughts...