Do yourself a favour and go see it in a cinema

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2016)

First, let me say that although I have of course heard of the World of Warcraft, I've never played it.
The film is visually stunning. Just breathtaking. This just simply cannot be stressed enough. I've seen it tonight and am planning on seeing it again tomorrow. The first 3D film I've seen which deserves to be called 3D (as the entire, and I mean entire film feels like it's happening right in front of you and does not feel like you just have one picture on top of the other, masquerading as 3D) - this needs to be seen in a cinema.
Cinematography and camera positioning is as good as it gets - basically it wipes the floor with Captain America: Civil War (which I liked) and anything else you can think of. Trailer does not do it justice. At all.
The plot is relatively easy to follow but you do need to follow it as it is not a typical blockbuster where you can almost always tell where the film is going (things fall into place after the first 20 minutes which you'll spend mostly drooling at the graphics anyway, bring tissues). There's an actual story, character development, things happen for a reason. No plot holes that I've noticed, no deus ex machina moments, the film flows without ever being predictable (at least for someone who hasn't played the World of Warcraft) which is not an easy thing to achieve.
Acting is very good and the ending is satisfying.
I have no idea why so many critics didn't like it but don't allow yourself to be mislead by them. Go and see it. I normally see two films a week in my local cinema and this is the first time ever that I've witnessed the audience going into a spontaneous applause at the end.