Warcraft

The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

Critics largely dismissed Warcraft as a CGI-heavy slog that buries its characters under an avalanche of world-building and exposition. The sharpest disagreement fell on the performances — some reviewers found genuine feeling in the motion-capture and human acting alike, while others argued the sprawling cast left everyone underdeveloped and stranded by thin material. Audiences were notably warmer than critics, suggesting the film plays better for those with patience for its genre conventions.