A decent action flick, but felt too rushed for its own good

Rating: 6/10 (29 May 2016)

I saw this film today. As a former WoW player, and someone who has read up on some lore about various characters, here are my thoughts on the film:
Pros: 1. Visual details are very faithful to the WoW games. If you're a WoW player, you would feel like watching the leveling zones come to life. 2. It is a balanced movie; not too dark not too light. It has the even formula of a good action movie. 3. Visual effects - one of the things that I had reservations with initially. This applies mostly to the Orcs, and I think they pulled it off. They don't look too CGI, which is good. 4. Storyline is good. The lore is pretty good, so I don't expect less from the movie.
Cons: All the cons I have found in this movie is because of the fact that the movie is too short. I cannot believe it is only 2 hours long.
1. Too rushed - this lore is very extensive, with a lot of key players shaping up this era and also the future era. 2. Characters lacking soul - the movie serves cohesion for both casual and knowledgeable audiences, making it very easy to understand for the latter while not doing a disservice to the former. However, I just personally feel that the characters sacrificed a lot of their background in order to fit the main plot into a 2h movie. 3. Lack of build up - the war, the key characters, the resolution, they all lack build up because of time constraints. The plot just moved way too fast for its own good. 4. Action scenes could've been better - there is no drama, no anticipation, just pure action. This is mostly because of #3.
In conclusion: It is a very typical summer action flick. It is not a bad movie, but it is also not the best.
I am a bit disappointed because I expected something to a more of a LotR format where they build the characters and the plot to a point where the audience would gain empathy and understand where they are coming from.
This could've been epic but really got affected because it was rushed. There is no apparent character development, if they die, you really don't feel anything. If someone dies, as a new audience, you won't even realize how much impact that would be.
There is no soul between characters, the action scenes are generic. The lack of orchestration on the final confrontation was sub-par. There is no excitement, no fire, just something you'd say "ok, that was cool" and then you move on with your life.
But for me, the movie was decent. But I'm not sure if it's going to entice new audiences towards reading up on the lore as it is not as detailed as LotR. It just felt like a flash in the pan movie that people will just say "it's a movie I saw last summer."
You cannot underestimate people that reads up on interesting lore like LotR, Harry Potter, etc., this would've massively boosted WoW in terms of mainstream success, but for me, it was just there really.
The whole thing could've been an intricate saga, but they really went the other way. It's like, instead of going for TDK, it went for BvS (but with a better faith to lore). Instead of going for The Avengers, they went for X-Men: Apocalypse. Take it however you want.