A Minecraft Movie

The comic pairing of Jack Black and Jason Momoa makes this video game-turned-PG-movie pablum seem better than the cash grab it is. But not by much. Still, there’s no shame in being strictly kids’ stuff that knows how to serve and entertain its audience.

While it may not be a masterpiece, its sheer sense of fun make it an easy win for families looking for something to watch during the holidays.


Another example of Hollywood shoving a beloved property into the factory mold (cube-shaped mold, natch), hoping name recognition will be enough to justify its existence.

Turning Minecraft into a movie presents a challenge, because the film has a lot of character development to catch up on. But, as The Lego Movie and Barbie have demonstrated, it's possible to get it spectacularly right.

We just don’t want to be the one to inform God what his creations hath wrought with this expensively cheap, 100-percent corporate mess.

The biggest surprise is that “A Minecraft Movie” ends up feeling more necessary in an era of depreciating art appreciation.

A Minecraft Movie has more holes than an in-game diamond mine, but kids will enjoy the way it adapts and interprets its source material, and older audiences may appreciate the frequent adult jokes thrown their way.

'A Minecraft Movie' is a messy build. It lacks the sharp wit and self-awareness of 'The LEGO Movie,' and its story often feels like players endlessly digging but never striking diamond. But, as far as kid-centric entertainment goes, it’s serviceable.

I expected a complete disaster and it wasn't that bad (Full review in Spanish)

With no enjoyment to mine from it, nor any passion put into the craft of it all, A Minecraft Movie is exactly the kind of soulless, cynical product that The Studio was parodying with that fake Kool-Aid movie.