Definitely for the WoW Player / Fan

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2016)

Where do I begin? I have never played WoW & I believe fans of the game will quite enjoy this film. The Orcs looked really cool & I liked the main orc character, but coming into this with no understanding of the world or characters I was mostly lost. The problem with introducing so much in so little time is that everything falls a little flat. The characters don't develop strong enough to care for them and you get a sense there is something really great going on, I'm just not seeing it. I believe this might have worked better as a 10 episode series and then a feature film, especially in today's media universe where detail and development are key to engaging the audience. I can't imagine the film did anything to expand the audience. I will say many of the sets, costumes and cinematography is nice, but a little too computer graphics generated to help make the environment more believable. Had I produced this film, I would focused the story down to the main orc, made it a smaller story in a larger universe, like A New Hope, and used more real constructed sets and less CGI, much like what Star Wars is now doing. I am sure there will be more to come, so my best advice is to find someone else at the helm, but I will check out the next one and see how it grows.