Jared Hess' mega-budget video game adaptation works best whenever you can tell that it was made by the director of "Napoleon Dynamite."

Movie" was pure mutating eyeball-tickling fun - a fantastic video-game movie that was also a nicely rounded kids' fairy tale. It demonstrated that animation was probably always going to be the key to bringing video games to life onscreen.

Sebastian Hansen, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks and Jennifer Coolidge also star in the story of four strangers who must find their way back home after being pulled into a cubic wonderland created by a doorknob salesman.

A Minecraft Movie” offers a great surprise in Jason Momoa’s Garrett Garrison, the aging gamer for whom time has stood still. More than a hair-metal Gen X boomer stereotype, Momoa’s “1989 gamer of the year” delights as a soft reboot of Uncle Rico,

At times narratively messy, the new movie manages to capture the game's creative spirit. A Minecraft Movie Is a Video Game Adaptation Worthy of Jack Black’s Talents: Review

If there’s an acting task Jack Black is most qualified for, it’s probably playing a video game character. One of the first jobs the funnyman booked was starring in an ad for Activision’s Pitfall! game in the 1980s.

In A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black is like a desperate clown at an underattended children’s party - 2/5 Jason Momoa also stars in this underwhelming adaptation of the hit video game

The oddball spirit and sensibilities of Jared Hess shine through in "A Minecraft Movie" and help carry it through its rough patches, particularly those where it is required to be a "Minecraft" movie.

Jack Black has confirmed he'll return for the upcoming Jumanji movie, currently set for a 2026 release.The actor and comedian will reprise his role in the fourth movie in the action franchise — the third following the original 1995 classic starring Robin Williams.