Review of Warcraft (2016) by Andy H — 16 Aug 2017

With such an impressive amount of talent both behind and in front of the camera, it's difficult to imagine how this could have gone so wrong. Unfortunately, 'Warcraft' seems to have fallen victim to the ol' VFX-over-substance cliché Hollywood is so very guilty of far too often, nowadays. Although the story had potential, it was full of unnecessary elements that only bloated it out rather than enhance it, but the main offender was the awfully bland and cliché characters. There should have been far more fleshing out and development throughout the film, but without either of those, it is exceptionally hard to build a connection between them and the audience. The result is an ineffectual, VFX-fuelled blockbuster with only a few epic moments that served as high points. A sequel seems to have been heavily hinted at, but maybe they should hold their horses and Griffins on that one.

Full disclosure: I don't know anything about WoW and have never played it -- perhaps this film is infinitely more enjoyable if you're a fan of the game.