Review of Assassin's Creed (2016) by Bigdegs29 — 02 Sep 2017

I skipped this movie in theaters because of it's horrible critical reception. I basically wrote it off as one more bad video game adaptation.

Now that I've seen it, I wish I DID see it in theaters. This is probably the best video game adaptation since the first Resident Evil, maybe ever. That's not saying much, but I would rate it a solid "Good". While some of the effects seemed low budget, and I had major issues with the sound design, otherwise it was a great action movie that had really good pacing. It also helps that the leads were all played by great actors, which really grounds the movie.

Just goes to show that critics will crap all over video game movies no matter what, yet will give artsy fartsy movies top billing. I see movies for their entertainment value, and this one is worth a watch.