The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.
Warcraft is a language you don't speak, a code you can't crack, a party you weren't invited to.
– Will Leitch,
The New Republic,
10 Jun 2016
rotten:
Large scale battles and magical pyrotechnics are nice supplements but the absence of well-formed characters and a meaningful narrative render such pretty things moot.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
12 Jun 2016
rotten:
Crowded and scattershot.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Jun 2016
rotten:
Warcraft isn't decent. It isn't awful, either, though that would honestly be preferable.
– Alison Willmore,
BuzzFeed News,
13 Jun 2016
rotten:
A lot of sentimental hogwash about fathers and sons heading off to war.