Sequel Please!

Rating: 7/10 (6 June 2016)

Lets starts with the positives!
1. The visuals were beautiful, something which blew me away. The Orcs looked amazing as did the magic and backgrounds. Was amazing to see locations from the game on the big screen. All looked stunning. Nothing ever seriously felt out of place CGI wise to me. Fight scenes between the races were great.
2. The acting was well done and the characters were interesting, even if they all had little screen time to themselves. Personally my favourite was Khadgar. I wasn't sure what to expect from Ben from the trailers, but I feel he brought the character to life perfectly well! Gul'Dan made a great and chilling villain also. A villain that I just loved to hate!
3. Great and unique story filled with plenty of drama and action. The ending was very open, a little dulled down after all the action but it did it's job and makes me want to see more!
My issues with the film were:
1. Needed to be longer. By at least an hour. So much is trying to be told in one go that at times it did feel the story and characters weren't as developed as they could potentially have been. While the characters were interesting and fun to watch I felt that, as I said before, they needed a lot more screen time to get to know them and their issues even better. 2 hours just wasn't enough time. I could definitely see this being a problem to newcomers. It's almost like you're finally getting into the story and really starting to empathise and then woosh! New story to follow with new characters! I was never that confused since I am a fan of the games, but again, it may be hard for newcomers.
2. King Llane... To an extent. Dominic's performance wasn't bad, but but I feel that he could have been a little more assertive as a King. It sometimes felt as though he was holding back a little but hey, perhaps this was just due to the lack of screen time and an inability to get to know his character well.
3. A character that was blatantly put there as a plot device. Those who have seen the film all know who I'm talking about.
Overall: Damn, I want a sequel! A wonderful start to introducing Warcraft! Just make sure the next one is longer, please ;)