Summary
Borderlandsfans are disappointed with the game’s live-action adaptation. The movie many had been waiting for years received poor ratings from those who had already seen it.
Borderlandshas become popular among players because of its dark humor, cool weapons like slot machines with guns, combat pacing, and a good mix of characters with different personalities. Due to the aforementioned elements, one will never get bored with the action role-playing first-person looter shooter video game. Thus, fans were ecstatic when the live-action adaptation of the video game series was announced in 2015. After nearly a decade of waiting, it’s finally here, but the movie appears to fail to live up to the expectations.
SomeBorderlandsfans had already watched the hitvideo game franchise on the big screendays before its official release. However, they seemed disappointed and unsatisfied with how the characters were presented in the film.Borderlandshad initially received 0% onRotten Tomatoesbased on 23 reviews as of this writing. The score now sits at a not-much-better 3%, thanks to a positive review from Grace Randolph. Critics were far from happy with how director Eli Roth told Lilith’s adventure when she returned to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy, to find Atlas' missing daughter. Some critics even blamed Roth for the movie’s poor performance.
Some critics also comparedBorderlandsto one of Marvel’s popular franchises, but not in a good way. When the movie’s trailer was released, several jokingly said that it wastoo similar toGuardians of the Galaxythat it appeared like a spinoff due to its soundtrack, absurd humor and visuals, and color palette.
Overall,Borderlandsleft many fans disappointed. It failed to deliver the same excitement and thrill one feels when playing the game, and the ensemble cast didn’t help persuade the viewers to see it differently.Cate Blanchett (Lilith), Kevin Hart (Roland), Jamie Lee Curtis (Tannis), Jack Black (Claptrap), Ariana Greenblatt (Tiny Tina) andFlorian Munteanu (Krieg)all did their part, but it just didn’t make the cut to convince the viewers that they were watching their favorite video game characters in the big screen. Well, several factors could be blamed for the movie failing to impress the solidBorderlandsfans – bad writing, poor storyline, dull screenplay, and wrong director and choice of casting.
From the start, many had already questioned Roth’s qualifications for the film. There is no doubt that he is a good filmmaker, but he is more into PG-13 movies, which are very different from films and computer games classified as M (Mature).Borderlands, a sci-fi action adventure movie, is currently classified as PG-13. Roth co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Crombie. However,Deadpooldirector Tim Miller took over his directing duties fortwo weeks of reshootswhen he had to leave to concentrate on his festive slasherThanksgiving. It’s possible that his absence contributed to the movie’s failure, or maybe writing it as a PG-13 movie made it unrelatable and gave it a different feel. Or maybe making a live-action adaptation from a video game isn’t just Roth’s genre.
