Borderlands

Synopsis: Returning to her home planet Pandora, an infamous bounty hunter forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits. Together, they battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora's most explosive secrets.

Movie Review:

"Borderlands," directed by Eli Roth, is based on the popular video game that I never got around to playing. Unfortunately, the movie turned out to be a convoluted mess with some of the most terrible dialogue I've heard in a long time. It just goes to show that not all video games can successfully make the jump to the big screen.

The saving grace of the film were the action scenes and shootouts, which were entertaining enough to make it somewhat watchable. Cate Blanchett, who played Lilith, was the only character with any depth and a storyline that I actually cared about. However, her performance fell flat and made her character unlikable.

Kevin Hart, on the other hand, seemed to be the only one having fun in his role as Roland, a charismatic soldier with the most humor in the movie. Ariana Greenblatt also stood out as Tiny Tina, delivering an over-the-top but enjoyable performance as a crazy, immature child who loves throwing bombs.

Unfortunately, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jack Black's performances were lackluster, with awkward humor and weak dialogue making their scenes hard to watch. The lack of chemistry among the cast made the whole experience even more disappointing.

And let's not forget the atrocious villain played by Edger Ramirez, who delivered one of the most awful performances I've seen in a long time. The third act of the movie devolved into a generic, bland action flick with subpar visual effects that felt like something out of a bad comic book movie.

In the end, "Borderlands" may just be one of the worst video game adaptations I've seen in a long time, and definitely ranks as one of the worst movies I've watched this year. I am giving it a 1.5/5 stars.

Director: Eli Roth

Cast: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, Haley Bennet, Janina Gavankar and Edgar Ramirez

Runtime: 101 Minutes