I had make an account just for this review, it was THAT disappointing...

When i heard about this movie and what it is about, i got super hyped, as a avid gamer and someone who loves pop culture references. I haven't read the book or even knew this was based on a book (which apparently is pretty awesome from what i hear) so my dissapointement has nothing to do with that aspect.

It felt like just another badly made generic Hollywood adventure/love story with shallow characters, a stupid message trying to sound smart and deep, inside a shell of pop culture references to pull in the audiences since gaming has become so mainstream. It is the movie everyone has seen a million times with a different skin.

I honestly only enjoyed like two scenes in the whole movie and chuckled lightly maybe thrice (laughed out loud once, at the end when the directors name was shown), with nothing really memorable and tons of stupid loopholes and characters acting in a non believable way and sadly no character development whatsoever.

The only reason i would recommend watching this is if you where to be high enough to only care about the bright visuals (graphics were mediocre, but bright and colorful), pop culture references and you do not wish to have to think at all. But for that purpose there are so many other better movies, this is just a new option if you have "seen it all"

I am actually really sad to leave a review like this, i wanted to really enjoy this movie, it combines so many things i love and has so much potential, instead it chooses to dangle them in front of me and obliterate them.

Funnily enough i didn't know Spielberg even directed this till the end, and at that point i was not surprised at all, seeing his name as the director was actually one of the movies best moments because it was the only moment that made me laugh out loud, i am starting to feel like he is a master troll, if he made this as a intentional troll, then 10/10 kudos to you Spielberg. Kappa.