Before I review this movie I want to put it in a larger context, and that is with a maze movie that has been re-made. Cube (1997) is an original horror sci-fi classic that takes place in a large mazelike cube. Cube (2023) is the Japanese remake with essentially the same plot but a major difference in IMDB rating, 4.5 vs. 7.1. Because the original found success late and not in theaters the Japanese version did more than 4X the box office !?! Dungeons and Dragons was a 2000 movie with a horrible 3.6 rating and this is the new version of it (not really a remake). So how is it?
Well it feels like a good Marvel movie to me. A fantasy adventure quest with witty banter and over the top characters. You get action and laughs all around a fun story in an interesting fantasy world. I enjoyed it. Chris Pine and Michelle Rodriguez do a nice job taking on the bad guy played by Hugh Grant, and they do it surrounded by a cast of interesting characters. During the last section of the movie the team enters an arena where teams attempt to solve a giant maze that includes treasure, traps and monsters. And of course sometimes the walls move !
I give it a 7.3/10.
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