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‘A Minecraft Movie’: Three Zoomers Dissect How They Really Feel About the Blockbuster
Three Variety Zoomers discuss what worked, what didn't work and what Hollywood can learn from 'A Minecraft Movie.'
However, despite audiences’ increasing impatience with half-baked IP vehicles (see “Snow White” and “Captain America: Brave New World”), “A Minecraft Movie” has emerged as a box office smash, securing the biggest domestic debut of 2025 and the best in history for a video game to big-screen adaptation. Variety ‘s resident Zoomers, the presumed target audience of this film, have compiled their thoughts about the video game tentpole to answer all lingering questions and shed light on how “A Minecraft Movie” fits into the zeitgeist of popular cinema. That comes with all the usual problems: A thoughtless plot, mechanical action sequences and a dreadfully forgettable cast of characters outside of Jack Black’s Steve and Jason Momoa’s Garrett.
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