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Borderlands (2024)
Directed by Eli Roth
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Most recently watched by CaptainBigTime, lordofthemovies, VicnaLobster, sensoria
Overview
Returning to her home planet, an infamous bounty hunter forms an unexpected alliance with a team of unlikely heroes. Together, they battle monsters and dangerous bandits to protect a young girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.
Rated PG-13 | Length 101 minutes
Actors
Cate Blanchett | Kevin Hart | Edgar Ramírez | Jamie Lee Curtis | Ariana Greenblatt | Florian Munteanu | Janina Gavankar | Jack Black | Benjamin Byron Davis | Olivier Richters | Gina Gershon | Ryann Redmond | Bobby Lee | Sophie Popper | Haley Bennett | Riana Emma Balla | Steven Boyer | Sámuel Siffel | Lana Borcván-Hobson | Emma Papp | Liliána Kaizer | Samuel Tamunotoku Gbobo | Zsuzsanna Roehnelt | Deák Zsolt | Jeremy Wheeler | Harry Szovik | Adam Zambryzcki | Zsófia Bujáki | Iliasz Shweirif | Attila Herman | Hunter Troy Rothwell | Paula Andrea Placido | Harry M. Ford | Benjamin Hoffman
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09/2024 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Perhaps due to my low expectations I ended up mostly enjoying this. It’s riddling with all the signs of studio meddling and poor screenwriting, reshoots notwithstanding. But it has a capable cast led by Blanchett who seems to really give a shit despite the material (and she looks amazing as usual). She and Jack Black must like Eli Roth after working with him on House with a Clock, which I like a lot. Also the costume design is excellent. Def put some money into that to look like characters from the games.
Probably the biggest misfire is trying to make this hyper violent video game into a YA 4 quadrant crowdpleaser. Big mistake (that was the approach for House with a Clock, which makes more sense). Should’ve leaned hard into the R-rated feel of the video game and made a super violent, gory yet comedic movie set in this world. And write a better screenplay and ditch the ending, which totally lost me.
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