rdamian1963

When I started watching this series, I wasn't sure what to expect. The animation in almost all the episodes is just absolutely amazing. This is what major animated movies should look like. The action is often intense and graphic. The voice acting is very well done. Many episodes give you an interesting insight to the game it is based on. However, here is a HUGE problem with the series. If you are unfamiliar with the game there is a lack of context, and the episode becomes a glorified game trailer at best. The episodes are too short to provide anything more, unless you know the game. And even then, there isn't time to further develop characters or game concepts. If episodes were longer it would be a much better series.

First, let me say I did not read the books. Nor did I see previous adaptations of those books. With that being said, I found the movie entertaining. It is well cast. The acting is well done. The script is far from perfect and the storyline is somewhat predictable. I will omit a number of flaws in the storyline as they would be spoilers for people who have not seen the movie. Having read a lot of the reviews, I found it interesting the degree of bad reviews based on the lack of certain "realistic" parts of the storyline. Well, isn't this often a major flaw in just about every action thriller? So, all in all, the movie is worth a watch. It's entertaining if you take it as it is, a movie.