The reviews for Borderlands are not looking good folks
If you haven’t heard of the new Borderlands movie, consider yourself lucky.
The sci-fi action flick is based on a popular video game series of the same name that follows a ragtag group of misfits as they embark on an adventure to find the missing daughter of the most powerful man in the universe.
Starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Jamie Lee Curtis, and so, so much more, Borderlands‘ trailer was initially met with polarizing reactions. And the film was arguably shaping up to nab the esteemed title of ‘summer disaster film you just have to hate-watch.’
“So they turned Borderlands into Guardians of the Galaxy with a very odd cast. Great,” one user wrote on Twitter when the film’s first trailer dropped in February.
“We will not be watching sadly,” another added.
Some however did come to Borderlands‘ defense with one user writing on Twitter, “Hear me out y’all, this actually looks good. The casting choices for some of these characters are top notch.”
Well, despite some fans trying to see the light at the end of the tunnel, it turns out that preemptive negative reactions to Borderlands were unfortunately right as the film has gone on to debut with a whopping 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes from critics.
The film stars Cate Blanchett. (Courtesy of Lionsgate)
Admittedly, it’s incredibly difficult to imagine a universe where a film starring both Blanchett and Black would bomb this hard, but alas, we’re living in dark times.
At the time of writing, Borderlands has now gone up to a meek 3% on Rotten Tomatoes after a single positive review came in.
But the consensus on the site is still largely brutal.
“The fans deserve a lot better than whatever director Eli Roth is trying to do with Borderlands. This is the video game movie curse at its worst,” DiscussingFilm penned in their review.
Despite its star-studded cast, Borderlands isn’t being received well by critics. (Courtesy of Lionsgate)
Film publication IGN wrote, “Borderlands is an abysmal waste of a beloved franchise that takes a kooky band of murderous misfits and drains the life out of their adventure together.”
Yikes guys, yikes.
It seems that the video game to live-action film or TV show pipeline is still as much of a gamble as ever, and while critics may not have liked Borderlands, it’s still likely that fans might enjoy it instead.
I fear there’s only one way to find out.
Borderlands releases in theaters on August 9.
