"Warcraft" is not the trainwreck the critics would have you believe, but it is a mixed bag:



The good: - a rich, engaging world and lore - interesting and conflicted characters that you care about - good cgi, especially the facial performances from the orcs - gets you excited for the "Warcraft" is not the trainwreck the critics would have you believe, but it is a mixed bag:



The good:

- a rich, engaging world and lore

- interesting and conflicted characters that you care about

- good cgi, especially the facial performances from the orcs

- gets you excited for the sequels



The bad:

- poor pacing, didn't need to be 2h long

- drowns the audience in unnecessary information

- lacks a focused story and strong protagonist

- some questionable performances from the human characters

- not a lot of action



I think most mainstream audiences will find it boring, because if you're not a fan and already know where the story lines will go the movie doesn't give you a reason to care, it just bombards you with exposition which is not the right way to do it. But, and it's a big but, at least the movie has a heart and soul and you can tell the people behind it cared, and that makes a heck of a difference in forgiving the movie's shortcomings. I usually don't say that but in this case I hope we do get a sequel because the potential is definitely there. … Expand