«They should have made a better game»: fantasy «In the Lost Lands» based on the work of George Martin started with 21% on Rotten Tomatoes

On the eve of release in theaters The fantasy action film «In the Lost Lands», which adapts George Martin’s short story, has received its first reviews from foreign critics — and they are not very encouraging, to put it mildly.

At the moment, the Rotten Tomatoes The score for «In the Lost Lands» is a modest 21% — based on only 14 reviews, but the general trend seems clear. The film is criticized for its poor special effects, questionable editing, and sometimes poor acting.

• Avi Ofer, NYC Movie Guru: «A confusing, stupid and dull sci-fi thriller that becomes exhausting after 30 minutes. This is another movie that would have worked better as a video game».
• Sean Van Horn, Collider: «From the effects to the acting and everything in between, there is nothing real about this movie. It is a missed opportunity».
• Juan Barkin, IGN: «It’s not just a barely comprehensible failure in itself, but an adaptation that takes a character-based drama and turns it into an ugly action movie».
• Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter: «Unlike many of Anderson’s (director) works, In the Lost Lands is not adapted from a video game. But it feels like one, and it’s not something that would be fun to play».
• Daren de Frank, TheWrap: «It’s easy to ridicule W.S. Anderson’s work, but his films are devoid of their own significance. He knows that they are nonsense. He just thinks that stupid — is cool. Unfortunately, stupid can sometimes be boring».

«In the Lost Lands», as mentioned earlier, is an adaptation of the eponymous story by «Game of Thrones» creator George Martin about the powerful witch Grey Alice (Milla Jovovich), who travels through dangerous lands in search of a fantastic power that can turn a person into a werewolf, in the company of a mysterious guide, Boyce (Dave Batista). The rest of the cast includes Arlie Hover, Amara Okereke, Fraser James, Simon Lef and Deirdre Mullins.

The film was directed by Jovovich’s husband Paul W.S. Anderson and produced by his «Resident Evil» colleague Jeremy Bolt. The director has boldly stated in previous interviews that his adaptation of contains «everything Game of Thrones fans love»and also received high praise from George Martin.

«In the Lost Lands» will debut in the Ukrainian box office on March 13.