The Emoji Movie has been universally panned by critics

A MOVIE about emojis was always going to be a tough concept to pull off and if these early reviews are anything to go by, they definitely didn’t succeed.

A MOVIE about the little characters that people use in text messages was always going to be a tough concept to pull off and clearly The Emoji Movie has missed the mark.

The cartoon managed to score a number of Hollywood heavyweights to voice the characters including the likes of Anna Faris, James Corden, Maya Rudolph, Sofia Vergara and Christina Aguilera but clearly that wasn’t enough to dissuade critics.

Actress Anna Faris voiced a character. Picture: Willy Sanjuan

Late night host James Corden signed on. Picture: Valerie Macon

Bridesmaids actress Maya Rudolph wasn’t enough to make critics laugh. Picture: Valerie Macon

Christina Aguilera’s magical voice didn’t help reviews. Picture: Willy Sanjuan

The early reviews are inand, unsurprisingly The Emoji Movie has been universally panned.

It barely escaped a 0% rating on movie review site Rotten Tomatoes and Twitter is currently tearing the movie to shreds.

Here’s some of the best.

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