Saw the trailers and thought it looked like a horrible dumpster fire that I would not watch, but then I heard that "Paramount did NOT understand how to market this movie", and that "actually it's REALLY good." So I gave it a shot.
It's fair. Maybe even good. My expectations going in were out of wack for sure but overall I definitely expected more action and more humor, but it was all pretty surface level stuff. The humor was very dry and there was maybe once it escaped the dryness and I did chuckle out loud. The few action scenes I did appreciate for being pretty easy to follow but I definitely thought there would be more of them.
The plot and characters were serviceable enough I am just coming out of it with an empty headspace. It just didn't have much substance. And maybe that is on purpose to mirror the vibe of an actual DnD one-shot or something? Not sure why it isn't landing for me. Maybe my movie expectations are too high. Really don't know.
Maybe a sequel could iron it out and make it land better. It's at least good enough to warrant another go in those regards.
Review by Brando CalrissianBlockedParent2023-06-26T05:28:26Z
Saw the trailers and thought it looked like a horrible dumpster fire that I would not watch, but then I heard that "Paramount did NOT understand how to market this movie", and that "actually it's REALLY good." So I gave it a shot.
It's fair. Maybe even good. My expectations going in were out of wack for sure but overall I definitely expected more action and more humor, but it was all pretty surface level stuff. The humor was very dry and there was maybe once it escaped the dryness and I did chuckle out loud. The few action scenes I did appreciate for being pretty easy to follow but I definitely thought there would be more of them.
The plot and characters were serviceable enough I am just coming out of it with an empty headspace. It just didn't have much substance. And maybe that is on purpose to mirror the vibe of an actual DnD one-shot or something? Not sure why it isn't landing for me. Maybe my movie expectations are too high. Really don't know.
Maybe a sequel could iron it out and make it land better. It's at least good enough to warrant another go in those regards.