Warcraft (2016)

Director: Duncan Jones

Starring: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper

As an Orc horde invades the planet Azeroth using a magic portal, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this war.

What I really liked about the film was…uhm, erm…(Yawn) what was I saying? Was it the visual effects? A resounding no, as it was so overdone, I might have well been watching the game. The acting? Nope, unconvincing. The story? Ya-a-a-awn. The dialogue? Wha-ha-ha-ha-ha!! I’m not really sure what to make of this film. It was entertaining, I suppose, on a certain level, but in general I just didn’t like it. The ‘love story’ was so utterly pathetic and annoying. And what’s with the Biblical Moses ‘child-in-basket’ moment??? THAT was laughable. I mean seriously?!

The film ends with an obvious hope for a sequel (also alternatively being called Warcraft: The Beginning), but I’m not sure I’d like to see it.