A great fantasy flick, even for non-fans of the games

Rating: 6/10 (27 May 2016)

Out of all the movies I've seen this year, Warcraft sticks out like a sore thumb (and that's coming from someone who doesn't play the games). But like I'm emo and I really want that sore thumb to be there (terrible analogy).Warcraft has an great array of layered, sympathetic characters with deep personalities and motivations however Ben Schnetzer (Khadgar) stole the show for me. I had never heard of this guy before but now I can't wait to see where his career is headed. With that said, there is one actor that didn't sell for me and that's Travis Fimmel (Anduin Lothar). It's particularly frustrating because he is very much the main character and, while his character is very layered, he would have made for an excellent side character. But what really was the big kicker of this movie was the score. Game Of Thrones composer Ramin Djawadi once again delivers a powerful theme that's been stuck in my head ever since. Also, the visuals are great... most of the time. The digitally-created orcs are the most believable cgi creations I've seen since The Jungle Book (2016). However they do look like a digital creation in some scenes, particularly whenever they interact with an object. Overall, Warcraft was a great movie that does not disappoint and I would recommend it to any fantasy movie fan.