“A Minecraft Movie” was once expected to be a movie that many were going to regret going to, but it did not end up being the disaster many envisioned. “A Minecraft Movie” is an entertaining ride of a movie that did not leave many people disappointed but that does not mean there are some obvious flaws in this movie. 

While technically “A Minecraft Movie” is a movie about “Minecraft,” the story is not driven by something anyone would be experiencing in the game, which can leave some disappointed and even confused. The story about the villain, Malgosha, a piglin who wants to destroy the over world for being made fun of in a talent show, has nothing to do with “Minecraft,” and it’s predictable and bland. 

The casting of the movie was surprising and the talk of the community for a long time. They casted Jack Black, an actor many would never envision play the character of “Steve,” but once clips from the trailer were released, Black was painted everywhere on social media for his goofy humor in the movie and was eventually looked upon as a good cast spot. As for Emma Myers, her performance in this movie felt forced. She plays an independent sister looking over her little brother, and none of her acting feels natural at all, as opposed to her role in “Wednesday.” Under the right circumstances, she is not a bad actor. 

Visually, “A Minecraft Movie” was stunning, and this is something the creators nailed. It felt like if one was placed into the movie it would feel like one was in “Minecraft” with them. Little details, like how the blocks look, the environment and how they made animals and mobs look are great. 

The tribute to the Technoblade was as well very well handled and put together. Technnoblade was a very iconic and influential “Minecraft” YouTuber, who passed to cancer in 2022, which hit hard to the Minecraft community.  

On the scale of video game movies, this one holds up. It’s not as polished as other movies – for example, the “Super Mario Bros Movie” – but definitely not anything terrible. 

If Minecraft was part of anybody’s childhood, this movie is worth giving your time to watch. Otherwise, if someone was never big on “Minecraft” or even heard of it, one would be confused why this movie even exists.  

Box Office numbers were strong for this movie, with over $720 million in ticket sales worldwide. We should be expecting another “Minecraft” movie in the future, and hopefully improvements will be made on what they built in this first one.