is a high-octane, sci-fi adventure brought to the big screen by director Eli Roth. Loosely adapted from the popular video game franchise, the film follows the exploits of Lilith, a notorious outlaw portrayed by Cate Blanchett. Driven by a mysterious quest to find the missing daughter of a cosmically powerful figure, Lilith assembles a motley crew of misfits.
The movie also stars Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Édgar Ramírez and Ariana Greenblatt. Despite the star-studded cast, reviews of are disappointing. Check out the review roundup below.
. : "Visually, is one of the ugliest studio releases you'll see this year. Even in IMAX, Pandora's dusty digital backdrops resemble pixelated vomit.
There's an early scene where bunny-eared Tina tosses explosive stuffed animals at Lilith from above, and the green-screening of Greenblatt atop her junkyard perch doesn't even attempt to believably plug Tina into place." : "Speaking of visuals, the game is packed with some unique VFX, but the movie lacks the unique style of the video game. Roth has instead opted for a bland and uninspired depiction of the planet Pandora.
The action sequences, too, fail to deliver the excitement that fans of the game might expect." . : "Not many in the starry ensemble shine.
Vivid character actors like Gina Gershon and Jamie Lee Curtis, who, respectively, play an alluring club owner and a respected scientist, are trapped in stale genre types. Even the potentially intriguing change-of-pace performances — such as .