Review of Tetris (2023) by Jluis_001 — 31 Mar 2023

I seem to recall that I haven't played a game of Tetris in the last 18 years, and what I knew of its conception was sparse in more ways than one, so part of me thought it might be interesting to see what a movie on the subject could offer. But as it turns out, one huge problem got in the way, and that was the unfortunate eagerness of its creators to turn that story into something akin to The Social Network.

And why is this a problem? Quite simply. Tetris is a film that aims to create an intricate story about something that was actually simple, and this carries with it problematic and questionable baggage when you begin to realize that the events unfolding on screen simply don't have that level of momentum, drama and tension to sustain that kind of narrative approach.

Over-embellishing a ''real'' story carries considerable risks when you fail to make it as grandiose as you seem to propose.

Taron Egerton, who is pretty much the best thing about the film, carries the weight of the lead role quite well, but you have to recognize the limits of the script he was given.

Tetris is viable enough for you to check it out this weekend and forget it as quickly as you forgot the game. That is, if you're not a big fan of it.

I mean I've seen more marketing for the Kpop group that has a song on the soundtrack than the movie itself, so obviously this is nothing more than catalog filler. Not badly made I say, but remarkably expendable.