With the success of movies like and , it seemed like the video game adaptation era has been going pretty well lately. That, on top of hit shows and , have proven that these beloved games can translate well onto the big (and small) screen with the introduction of well-rounded characters and a bit of action, or, in some cases, . So a game like , with a massive fan base and an elaborate world, would make total sense for a , as long as it’s done right.
It sounds like it was not done right. , based on the post-apocalyptic video game of the same name, is the latest movie adaptation from director Eli Roth. In the film, stars as Lilith, an outlaw who returns to where she grew up in order to find the missing daughter of the most powerful man in the universe.
The stacked cast also includes Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, and Jamie Lee Curtis, so you might have thought that it would be a guaranteed blockbuster hit, but these things aren’t very predictable these days. Early reactions are not very promising and call the film “forgettable” even while (mostly) praising the actors: Borderlands is easily one of the worst movies of the year. Fans will be pissed off with how much they get the characters wrong (especially Tina), casual moviegoers will be unimpressed at how much it feels like a half-baked GOTG ripoff.
Full review coming soon to . — Shak Lambert (@ShakExcellence) Borderlands feels like what an out of touch execu.