In a nutshell: A Minecraft Movie, the live-action-with-CGI adaptation of the best-selling online game of all time, is launched this Friday. The fairly underwhelming trailers led to loads of folks calling this the following Borderlands, however in response to early reviews and first impressions, it’s truly… okay.
Movie variations of video video games have come a great distance since Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo horrified the world with Super Mario Bros. in 1993. But whereas Hollywood does pump out the likes of Sonic the Hedgehog nowadays, there are painfully dangerous variations like Borderlands, which has a ten% Rotten Tomatoes rating, nonetheless being made.
The trailers for Minecraft, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, led loads to consider this may be one other poor cash-in with no reverence for the supply materials. But apparently not.
Reviews forward of Friday’s launch vary from it being “good, truly” and “surprisingly particular and humorous,” to “baseline entertaining” and never actively boring. Even often-harsh The Guardian calls it rollicking if exhausting enjoyable, awarding the film three out of 5 stars.
One of probably the most essential reviews is from the Hollywood Reporter, which calls it an unimaginative movie that fails to spark the creativeness.
Right now, The Minecraft Movie has a 53% critics ranking on Rotten Tomatoes from 51 reviews, whereas its IMDB rating is 6.2.
As is so typically the case with motion pictures of this ilk, loads of most of the people appear to love the Minecraft film extra than the critics.
Take away my cinephile card as a result of I assumed #MinecraftMovie was fairly enjoyable! Walked into this one anticipating it to be completely abysmal and, despite the fact that it appears like a two hour lengthy Super Bowl advert, I left entertained. Jack Black at his most Jack Black… pic.twitter.com/DWcuNRpvjc
– Sully Streams (@SullyStreams) March 30, 2025
Several viewers point out that the movie may be a part of Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, different motion pictures the place director Jared Hess was behind the digicam, in turning into a cult traditional because it options quirkiness, awkward humor, and weirdness in abundance.
It’s additionally been identified a number of occasions that adults aren’t actually the first goal demographic for A Minecraft Movie. And whereas loads of over 18s say they loved it – or not less than did not hate it – anticipate most children to find it irresistible.
#MinecraftMovie is an AWFUL.. lot of enjoyable!Director Jared Hess’s signature awkward/random humor had me audibly cackling a number of occasions. The VFX are spectacular even when the people stick out. Its largest faults are in its story & underdeveloped leads. Still although, fairly entertaining pic.twitter.com/EfZNSGNjub
– Cris Parker (@3CFilmss) March 30, 2025
Being rated “not as dangerous as you expected” and “okay, typically good” actually doesn’t suggest Minecraft will lose cash. The high ten highest-grossing movies based mostly on video video games embrace Rampage ($428 million), Uncharted ($407 million), and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ($336 million), all of which obtained comparable combined reviews upon their launch.
The Minecraft Movie opens within the US on April 4.