A Minecraft Movie Review




Despite the shallow plot and characters, I can't forgive the video game adaptation for losing its fun factor.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Jumanji, two of the greatest video games, share a lot of adventure interspersed with humor, heart, and truly admirable characters. Aside from the adventure element, I wish I could say that a Minecraft movie had any of these elements. Even though the movie is obviously intended for children, none of the jokes or character interactions made them laugh.

There was undoubtedly a chance to experiment with the game's world while adding some narrative depth and endearing characters because the video game Minecraft doesn't exactly have a long story or anything. Sadly, the storyline presented by director Jared Hess and the screenwriters Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galletta is shallow and lackluster in nearly every way.

The movie has a lot of exposition, most of it from Jack Black's character Steve, who quit his corporate job because he wanted to be a miner.  He discovers an orb in the mines that takes him to the Overworld, a cubic universe where he can create anything he can dream up.  Steve teams up with Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), realtor Dawn (Danielle Brooks), orphaned siblings Henry (Sebastian Hansen) and Natalie (Emma Myers) to stop the piglin villain Malgosha (Rachel House), who rules over the Nether dimension, from destroying the Overworld.

The Characters in a Minecraft Movie Are Paper-Thin

Momoa's Garbage Man and Black's Steve attempt to form a friend friendship in a Minecraft movie, but it never succeeds.  If the movie had cared about any of its character relationships, I could overlook the emphasis on silliness, but some of their moments are either cheesy or unimportant.  That illustrates how shallow the characters are in the movie.  When the movie takes a break from its daring journey through the Overworld to concentrate on the four main characters, their story beats are too uninteresting to devote much attention to.

Though it's a minor theme, the adaptation does touch on the subject of creativity and how it's suppressed by the real world.  When it does appear, the conversation is too obvious.  The movie eventually lacks heart, despite its occasional humorous moments.  The character arcs are so undeveloped that they are essentially ignored, and none of the character dynamics are given enough time to develop.  These characters are given very little thought or care, which makes all of the touching moments seem like an afterthought rather than a logical development of their stories.

Not even the humor is there.  Even though I usually like Jack Black's humor, there wasn't a single good joke in the whole movie.  It all seemed so rushed, a mashup of the worst adaptation techniques used by Hollywood.  A Minecraft Movie might have succeeded—at the very least, it might have been enjoyable—had it had a heartfelt plot and sincere humor.  It's not that there were high expectations for this movie, but it falls short of being at least mildly entertaining.  Instead of being genuinely enjoyable, it was more of a chore to complete.


The film's strongest elements are Malgosha and the Overworld.

When the movie explores the Overworld, its wonders, and its inhabitants, it is at its best.  Its vibrant vitality and boundless inventiveness stand in stark contrast to the darker facets of the Nether.  The backstory of Malgosha is mentioned; it's the saddest part of the movie, which connects to its themes of creativity, but it's also funny.  Rachel House is enjoying her role as the antagonist.  The actress gives the movie some much-needed energy by fully embracing the absurd parts of her role.  When Malgosha appears on screen, the movie is occasionally captivating, and her last exchange with Black's character is a standout moment.

If only the remainder of the movie had the same energy, but until the credits roll, it's just one pointless adventure after another.  Even though I would watch Jennifer Coolidge's character, Vice Principal Marlene, go to any lengths to keep me entertained, her story was too disconnected from the rest of the movie.  Additionally, even though A Minecraft Movie is geared toward children, it could have shown a little more consideration for its viewers.  Unfortunately, given that it had some potential, the movie is currently far too empty to merit further consideration.

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