A Minecraft Movie Review: It's Cursed But That's Okay

April 27, 2025

Title: A Minecraft Movie
Director: Jared Hess

Based on: Minecraft by Mojang Studios

Release Date: April 4, 2025

Everyone knew the Minecraft movie was coming, but it wasn't what we all expected. When we knew that video game adaptations were good in the recent years, it looked like the most famous block game went somewhere else. As the last movie of April, today's movie is A Minecraft Movie, the adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time. With a big budget of $150 million total, the movie is breaking out with an $810-$900 million gross overseas. However, it gained mixed reviews from critics, but audiences were positive on the other hand. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the critics gave it a 48% Tomatometer, and audiences gave it an 86% Popcornmeter. From a critical standpoint, the humor was well-done, but there were so many creative liberties compared to the original game. Audiences liked it for Jack Black and the many references, especially the Chicken Jockey, which caused so many to get kicked out. Even though this may not win any Oscars or any other awards, this movie may be a simple wood house, but it is just okay to provide some sufficient inventory.

Summary

"A mysterious portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master the terrain while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected crafter named Steve." - Google

Reasons
The shining ores of A Minecraft Movie are the easter eggs, humor, and family-friendly execution! Albeit it mostly strays far from the game, there are some things that players can get. We're not going to give away any spoilers, but the movie included the water bucket clutch, Herobrine, and a reference to the now-dead YouTuber, Technoblade. The best part? It would be the Chicken Jockey! Similarly, the movie is actually hilarious. Let's be thankful that most of the jokes are actually funny. The writers knew what they were thinking with villagers and chickens. As the final good touch, the execution is enough to get families interested. Unlike the Sonic movies, this is more for younger kids because the game tends to cater to that age range. There's enough excitement to get adults interested.
In A Minecraft Movie, there are some questionable blocks, which were the over-the-top visuals, weird casting, and props. Throughout, the movie did look both ugly and beautiful. The mobs, like the villagers and sheep, did not look all that great. As for the good, the Overworld environment and the hearts were just enough to polish. Thanks to the star-studded cast outcome, the casting had both unfit and fit ideas. That is especially for Steve, played by Jack Black, because he could have been played by someone like Paul Dano or even Ryan Reynolds. Some other choices, like Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks, were also pretty silly. Emma Myers and Sebastian Hansen were okay in this movie for some kiddie appeal. Honestly, the best performance that was worth seeing was Jennifer Coolidge as Principal Marlene, because her romance with the Villager was quite funny. Before moving on to the flaws, the movie actually used homemade props and settings. It took ten years, but they actually took time to make the Overworld look nice. That way, the team does not have to rely on a full-on CGI background.
Like what you have heard, the harmful foods from A Minecraft Movie are the creative liberties, formulaic plot, and plot holes. Players are not that stupid because they have been playing Minecraft for over 10 years. It includes so many mechanics, like additional items and weird actions, that do not exist in the original game. If there were more experienced players involved, they could have made the movie more accurate. Thanks to the creative liberties, it is just a clichéd adventure. So many other kids movies have done the plot of normal humans getting transported to a mysterious world. A better plot would be Steve and Alex surviving to fight the Piglins from the Nether. Finally, the movie has subtle plot holes scattered around. Sometimes, the movie does not make sense. They mostly have to do with the humans interacting with the Overworld.

Conclusion

A Minecraft Movie may not be anything made of diamonds or gold, but it's just a simple wood house that can last for some time. It mostly strays far from the source material in exchange for a generic fantasy adventure. Be thankful that it is not that terrible. There are still some easter eggs that were present from the game. Even better, there are some that were from the YouTube aspect of Minecraft. It's not that great critically, but it's amazing for the experience. I would not watch it again unless someone wants to watch it with me for a movie night. If you are a Minecraft player or if you are just here for the memes, you can give this a look. At the end of the day, you can do better or worse.

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