Michael's Movie Grade: D+
A visually appealing but otherwise bland video game adaption.
For a movie that has a message about the importance of creativity, there is very little to be found here. This is a very paint by the numbers film. The storyline simply follows a format with little personality or passion. There are times when it feels like the filmmakers have as little interest in these characters and their arcs as I did. These characters are as simplistic and bland as possible, and the character arcs feel like the filmmakers simply going through the motions. There is not one reason to care about any of these characters. The humor in this movie often times misses more than it hits. In fact, with the constant barrage of jokes, I only chuckled a couple of times and I never laughed out loud. The world building is very minimal here and this fantasy world never once felt real.
As much as I didn't like this film, it had a few aspects that made me wish I enjoyed it more. One is that visuals looked wonderful. Like The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) before it, the visuals make this film look like a video game come to life. Another is Jack Black. He obviously had the time of his life making this movie and it shows every second he is on screen. The other reason is that I really like how this film is not afraid to get really silly and absurdist with its humor. There is a certain playfulness to the humor that I admired here but unfortunately despite this the gags themselves weren't funny.
While not as awful as the worst video game adaptions, I couldn't help but wish this was much better.
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