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I mean it doesn't look like citizen kane but it also doesn't look that bad? A lot of people in the comments here seem to think that Borderlands has some Baldur's Gate level story to explore when it really is just a bunch of assholes doing assholish things for video game reasons. I say this as a massive bl2 fan that has always been willing to point out and accept every shortcoming that every game has had so far.
Yeah that's always my biggest issue when people complain about these movies, Borderlands isn't a masterpiece of story, it's not hard to make an action movie based on that world.
I mean, even as someone who isn't really a fan of Borderlands, this feels immediately different in tone, and the actors all look cheap and out of place. The aethetic (esspecially in contrast to the games) kind-of reminds me of old 80s/90s direct to VHS movies where it was made by a small studio trying to make something completely out of scope, and of the writing shown, it seems slower, shallower (even by Borderlands's low standards) and more sanitized. Borderlands doesn't set a high bar, but this seems like it'll struggle to meet even that.