'Borderlands' review: Everything you hated from the games, with nothing you liked

Every second left me wondering how and why the hell it exists in 2024 .

The film is an adaptation that's equal parts miserable and unnecessary.

The only gags that’s given any time to shine is an uncomfortably long shot of Claptrap pooping bullets.

This is a movie that thinks "badonkadonk," a term that has been in the pop culture lexicon for at least 22 years , is a really funny thing to say in 2024 ..

The film is rated PG-13 despite the games very much warranting an R rating.

Blanchett 's turn as Lilith deserves special mention here, though it's the first time I've ever seen her phone in such a terrible performance.

There's no physicality or kineticism to these scenes, as you might see in a competent action movie like John Wick .

In 2009 , the first game stood out because it melded role-playing mechanics with first -person shooting that felt good.

The 2012 sequel was more of the same, but the formula was still worthwhile, and I had fun time with it.

When you remove the fun co-op gunplay and build the whole thing out of irritating jokes, you get one of the worst movies I've seen in years .