Forget what the critics say about this movie, it's a well-made, fun and entertaining movie!

Rating: 8/10 (9 June 2016)

I'm no fan of the Warcraft video games or the lore (Didn't even know the movie is based on those the first I went to see it), but I've seen it 3 times now, partly maybe I'm a fan of fantasy movies, but most definitely the movie is fun, entertaining and easily transported me to that Azeroth universe.
The last time I watched a movie 3 times in cinemas was The Guardians of the Galaxy, which is also a sprawling, high fantasy movie, albeit a space opera one.
There's surely flaws with Warcraft, but when the movie has that magical quality of making you instantly feel you are right in that universe, all those flaws fade away. All the characters in the movie are likable, and they are very nuanced, not one character is black or white. The humour are sprinkled here and there delicately. And the magic! They depict the magic in such grand, and majestic way. I think what almost everyone say about the pacing is probably correct, It seems 2 hours was not enough to tell the background stories of many of the important characters (I wanted more stories of Khadgar, Medivh and Garona), and for a non-fan it can be confusing to tell apart one Orc from another, although on my second viewing, they become all clear.
2 hours flew by (and that's a sign that a movie is very enjoyable) and I actually wanted more. I felt it should have been longer, which is very rare to say these days. One thing for sure: I will definitely watch the sequels and I am hoping Legendary and Blizzard give free reign to Duncan Jones in making the sequels the way New Line Cinema and Warner Bros gave free reign to Peter Jackson when making LOTR. Legendary should also stay away from editing the future sequels! Let Duncan Jones work his magic.