Hey everyone, the latest video game adaptation - Borderlands - has been released in theaters. I have never really had much interest in the games but from reading the premise, I always thought a movie adaptation could be fun. That being said, the behind the scenes nightmare that we've heard this film turned into and the constant delays (the movie BEGAN PRODUCTION in April 2021) kind of killed any excitement. And unfortunately, the trailers did not help. So does Borderlands fall victim to the infamous video game movie curse or is it a win in the vein of something like Gran Turismo or The Last of Us? Find out in this review!
Borderlands:
Directed by: Eli Roth
Screenplay by: Craig Mazin and Eli Roth
Screen Story by: Eli Roth
Based on the Video Game 'BORDERLANDS' created by Gearbox Software and published by 2K
Produced by: Ari Arad, Avi Arad, Erik Feig
Music by: Steve Jablonsky
Cinematography by: Rogier Stoffers
Editing by: Julian Clarke, Evan Henke
Casting by: Victoria Thomas
Production Design by: Andrew Menzies
Costume Design by: Daniel Orlandi
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt
Synopsis: A ragtag team of misfits embark on a mission to save a missing girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.