My friends know this, but some of you may not. I am a big Assassin's Creed fan. Hell, I might even say I'm one of the biggest fans in the US (Fight me on it, I have a track record! XD) Even though I'm a big fan, however, I am smart enough to be able to see the flaws in Ubisofts creations. So, what to say about the Assassin's Creed Movie...
Overall, it's not horrible, but it's not very good. As far as Assassin's Creed goes, it really does nail the feel of the games. The fight and chase scenes are the strong points, they did a great job mimicking the combat style and acrobatics of the games. There are even a few moments where I said "Awww that's really cool!" The settings, costumes and effects all look great, save for a few green-screened parkour moments.
Unfortunately though, that's about all I can say about the really good things in this.
The biggest failure of this movie is the writing. You can say there are some great ideas all throughout this movie, but most of them just aren't executed well. The characters are bland and have no backstory, you won't care about anyone in this movie. Motives are wishy-washy at best and there are plenty of questionable moments because of it. Cinematography is lacking as there are tons of panning shots that last way too long and awkward/quick camera changes.
The overall story is completely forgettable. In the Animus there are very few, if any, historical moments or people involved, which is a huge shame considering those interactions are part of what made Assassin's Creed games so great. It's just a barebones adventure with no real care or cause to it.
Even the fight scenes, which I applauded earlier, have some problems. Throughout fights it CONSTANTLY switches between the action in Spain and showing Callum doing the actions on the Animus arm-thing. I would've been fine with it if they did it a little at the beginning, but they do it throughout the entire film, switching back and forth. It really takes you out of the action. "We get it already, he's doing them in real life, you don't need to keep showing it!" Not to mention there are too many camera changes in fights, sometimes making it difficult to see what's going on.
The bleeding effect is also in this movie, but once again it's way overused, and from very early on at that. I would've much preferred if they hinted at it throughout the film and it comes full effect near the end.
The Assassin's Creed movie may not be a complete disaster like most videogame adaptations are, but it certainly won't bring any newcomers to the series; and chances are if you are a fan already, by the end you'll just say "meh".
Score=5.5/10
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