Borderlands Bombarded with One-Star Reviews, Fans Urged to “Avoid Completely”

The new Borderlands film has not been well received, as it has been flooded with one-star reviews online.

The sci-fi film, featuring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, and Jamie Lee Curtis, draws inspiration from the popular video game.

Co-written and directed by Eli Roth, Borderlands follows the journey of a famed bounty hunter and a team of misfits who battle alien monsters and bandits while uncovering an explosive secret.

The film was released on August 8 and has already received numerous poor reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

“Marred by borrowed ideas and uninspired execution, Borderlands squanders any and all of its potential,” one review read. Another critic wrote, “Borderlands is the empty loot box of video game movies, promising a lot but delivering no rewards.”

“A loud, inane and overproduced mess that should’ve stayed a video game,” commented a third critic. Another harsh review described it as, “Like the wasteland planet on which we spend most of the movie, avoid Borderlands at all costs.”

At the time of writing, the film has secured a six percent rating.

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Elsewhere, Darren Movie Reviews called it “not bad, but utterly forgettable,” adding, “There is potential for great world-building, but it never happens due to a rushed and dull screenplay; the set design is impressive but the film looks cheap due to poor CGI.”

Critic Matthew Simpson said Borderlands was “really bad.”

“I really wanted to like it, but an uninspired plot and several phoned-in performances, plus being stuck in a weird place where it looks both expensive and cheap at the same time make it a huge misfire,” he added.

Source: indy100