A great movie with flaws.

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2016)

I just saw the movie today and here's my non-spoiler review: Disregard anything the critics say about this movie and go watch it, it's a great film that has its flaws, but they don't take much from the overall experience. First off the CGI is simply the best I've ever seen, and I think everyone who has seen the movie will agree with this claim, everything from the orcs to magic, to the environments look great on screen and mash well together. Acting ranges from serviceable to great, honorable mentions are Durotan, Lothar, Khadgar and Medivh. Garona which I had the most worry for turned out okay in the end, but her makeup doesn't really hold that well against the normal humans or the fully CGI'ed characters, especially in close ups where her tusks look a bit cheap and can get off putting in some shots. Some of the characters felt like extras, one of them was from my top 3 most anticipated characters, they don't really get to shine as much as you'd like them to. The soundtrack is good but not as epic or as melodic as in the games, the orc music was better in my opinion than the alliance ones, it was more memorable at least for me. The movie mainly suffers from its pacing, its a 2 hour film that should've been at the very least 2.5 to 3 hours. Everything happens so fast that I'm sure non fans will have a hard time relating to some of the characters, the plot is well explained but some characters get very little screen time that you don't feel attached enough to them when they're involved in dramatic scenes.The movie also suffers from a forced romantic relation between Garona and Lothar which we've seen in the trailers, it wasn't necessary to the plot and felt out of place in one particular scene. And lastly there's one fight that was a bit underwhelming probably cause it was spoiled in the trailers / TV spots, it feels quite rushed when it could've at least lasted a minute or two. That's mostly it for the negative parts. Everything else is simply outstanding, from the scenery to the cinematography to the Easter eggs. The fight scenes are quite epic as you might imagine as well as the world building, you get to see a glimpse of could be included if they ever make a sequel which I really hope they will. Final verdict: Warcraft is a fantastic movie that is held by back by some shortcomings, above all it is an entertaining movie that never gets boring or dull at any moment, it's what we fans have been waiting for, considering that of all the things that could've gone wrong I can gladly say Warcraft hit the mark. My score is 8/10. Should there ever be an extended edition, with more scenes to flesh out some characters and slow the pace a bit, this can easily get a 9/10. Go watch this movie, because let me tell you one thing, if this movie gets a sequel we're gonna witness something really special.