"The Curse Has Been Broken"
So, it has been a weird day. This movie has been getting not mixed reviews, but an odd combination of some really bad reviews, and other really good ones. At first, I suspected the film may appeal only to gamers, but Paul Heath of Hollywood News actually is "not a huge fan of the source material" and yet he had quite some praise to say about the movie:
While not perfect – the plot feels stretched over a generous 115 minutes, and the extreme violence toned down to bag the 12A rating in the UK – the film does have potential legs and nicely sets up the opportunity for future efforts, which, to be honest would be totally welcomed. There are tons of gentle nods to the game throughout, of course, but Assassin’s Creed is ultimately a decent, believable action movie that really can be enjoyed by all. It seems the curse has, at last, been broken.
A thumping, exciting, well constructed and totally engaging adaption that will be lapped up by fans of the games for sure, and hopefully embraced by a new breed too. A great start to 2017.
I'm mostly posting this because there have been many threads today regarding the bad reviews... but the reviews are still coming in, and some of them praise the film enough to make me wonder what's going on here.
I'm thinking it may be as simple as this: the general plot and concepts of the AC franchise maybe just don't appeal to some people. I know plenty of gamer friends who tried to get into the Assassin's Creed games, but stopped playing because it just wasn't their cup of tea.
I made a thread earlier today with more detail, so I'll briefly sum up what I said in that one: everyone should decide for him/herself whether they like the story or not. The pseudo-religious sci-fi stuff evidently does not appeal to everybody, and that's fine. But that doesn't mean the movie sucks, you know?
Critics are paid to critique. Perhaps this plot just doesn't appeal to some of them, and that's totally fine! But let's not trash a movie before giving it a fair chance. :)
EDIT: Forgot to link to the review lol. Here it is!
http://www.thehollywoodnews.com/2016/12/19/assassins-creed-review/ share