Movie review: Charismatic 'Minecraft' cast can't fix script

LOS ANGELES, April 2 (UPI) -- In A Minecraft Movie, in theaters Friday, Jack Black and Jason Momoa work overtime to sell the film's overly complicated premise. Their admirable efforts are no match for a disastrous script.

Based on the popular video game, the movie opens with a pre-title montage that feels longer than an in-game tutorial. Steve (Black) explains the rules of Minecraft and how the live-action and CG-animated adaptation will work: Steve discovered a portal to Overworld in the Chuglass, Idaho mine shaft, opened by the Orb of Dominance and Earth Crystal.

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