BLING
Robots and romance team up for a fun family adventure.
Should You Watch It?
BLING offers an appealing combination of romance, robots, comedy, and action. Its strongest feature is its moral clarity: good and evil are acknowledged, stealing is treated as wrong, and good ultimately prevails.
The movie remains superficial, however. The romance between Sam and Sue could be developed more, while robot battles fill much of the running time. The animation is serviceable but resembles a television cartoon more than a major feature.
There is little objectionable content, though cartoon violence, light exclamatory profanity, repeated flatulence humor, and references to things as “magical” may give some parents pause. For an easygoing family adventure, WORTH THE TRIP.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESSam and Sue have been childhood friends for 20 years, and Sam hopes finally to propose. But when a super villain accidentally takes Sam’s engagement ring, the amusement-park mechanic must recover it with help from his robot friends.
As Sam pursues the ring, his relationship with Sue becomes uncertain, while the villain’s plans threaten Cosmic City. Sam must find the courage to pursue both love and a greater purpose.
Is It Any Good?
Three stars means BLING is enjoyable but imperfect. The film successfully merges robots and romance, giving children action and adults a love story. The animation isn’t bad, but it is not especially attractive for a feature and compares more with a television cartoon.
The movie’s major flaw is its superficiality. It relies mostly on robot battles rather than developing the story more deeply. The first 45 minutes also feel like two different movies before the Sam and Oscar plots become cohesive.
The Worldview
BLING presents a strong moral worldview. It acknowledges good and evil, treats stealing as morally wrong, and shows the bad guys punished while good prevails. The story also includes a robot character who is a monk.
The film’s moral clarity aligns with a biblical understanding that evil should be opposed and wrongdoing carries consequences. Its emphasis on stealing being wrong also agrees with Scripture’s direct command: “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor” (Ephesians 4:28).
The movie does include a couple of general references to magic, such as “work your magic” and describing something as “magical.” The source notes that these references are not in a witchcraft sense, but they remain a departure from the film’s otherwise clear moral framework.
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Strong overall moral worldview with acknowledgement of good and evil, the bad guys are punished while good prevails, stealing is pointed out to be morally wrong, and one robot character is a monk, but magic is referred to a couple times such as a comment to “work your magic” or describing something as “magical”; a couple light exclamatory profanities of “Oh my God” are used, plus a robot is designed to “fart” and does so on numerous occasions with a visible brown cloud released each time that emits an odor; strong cartoon action violence includes several scenes depict fights between robots and humans, robots use goo guns and real weaponry that fires bullets during some fight scenes, a giant evil robot tries to destroy a city and manages to wreck some buildings, some explosions take place, a car chase causes multiple accidents, people get hit by cars, but none are shown injured, a character gets slapped in the face a few times, a robot gets hit in the stomach by a huge metal ball; no sex; no nudity; no alcohol; no smoking or drugs; and, a ring is stolen from a jewelry store, a building is broken into, there are several attempts at blackmail, one character has a selfish personality, and one character displays a superior attitude to everyone else.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Sam has trouble committing to Sue even though he loves her. What can help someone move from good intentions to faithful action?
Matthew 5:37 · 1 Corinthians 13:7The story treats stealing as morally wrong. Why does God care about how we obtain and use what belongs to others?
Exodus 20:15 · Ephesians 4:28BLING places good and evil in clear opposition. How can we recognize evil without losing compassion for people who do wrong?
Micah 6:8 · Ephesians 4:32The film includes references to things as “magical.” Why is it important to pay attention to what words and ideas mean in context?
1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 · Philippians 4:8The Final Word
BLING is a pleasant family adventure with an appealing blend of romance, robots, and moral clarity. Its superficial story, television-style animation, cartoon violence, and occasional questionable references keep it from greatness. Still, for families seeking light entertainment, WORTH THE TRIP.
