No tingling

Rating: 6/10 (31 May 2016)

First of all I must say that I am very easily swept off my feet when it comes to fantasy movies. I am also a long time Warcraft nerd and really wanted to love the movie.
I have, like so many others, waited for this movie for several years with excitement. I went in with maybe too high expectations and left with an emptiness. Not because the movie was bad but because it didn't really move me.
The movie sets off with the orcs on their journey to the new world. Only the fans of Warcraft lore will know why things are set in this direction, the others have to accept the terms and perhaps google afterwards. The orcs are big and ruthless. I liked how they weren't afraid to let the orcs crush a head or two.
The first character that we got a really good look at was Durotan and I think his face up close is amazing, it gives out more emotions than most of the real actors during the movie. He is an interesting character but as the others, we don't really get to know him or where he comes from. That is a problem with all of them, there is no real story behind the characters and we don't get a chance to bond with them which later on leaves me wondering if I really care about them.
The CGI is not very convincing, perhaps they tried to hard to remind us of the games. We get green screens everywhere and I wonder if they really tried at all to convince us that the buildings and environments are real. A lot of prop look like plastic toys.
As a Travis Fimmel fan, or more Vikings maybe, I really liked to see him in this movie. It was nice to hear him talk without the Norwegian accent and he played his role well. He reminds me a lot about Ragnar in Vikings, if it is from lack of diversity between playing different roles I can't really tell. His so called relationship with half-orc/half-human Garona felt a bit pushed and sudden. I had a hard time with her not because of her acting but because of her teeth. Remember the plastic toys I mentioned? That's right.
A character I was looking forward to see was Medivh but instead I found him rather boring and dull. I preferred younger mage Khadgar, who Schnetzer portrays well. Khadgar was also the one who gave me a smile here and there during the movie.
This is a good story, and I think that if they just give it a little more effort the sequels can be great. There are several important characters and places I want to see. I also hope that the DVD version will be extended with more scenes regarding character development.
I love the feeling of when a movie makes me think "Wow, this was amazing!", when sensational scenes give my spine a tingle and I just can't wait to see the movie again. This movie simply didn't do it.
As I said I am very easy to sweep of my feet. However, this movie left me standing straight up.