Borderlands review: Messy, chaotic shell of a film

Perhaps there’s a world in which a movie based on the video game Borderlands , a colorful, violent, often annoying, and repetitive first-person shooter, could be good. But I’m almost impressed by how bad this adaptation turned out — mainly because it’s not really a complete movie. As a fan of the games , I came into the movie with a general understanding of the tone, setting, and characters. The movie is not good for fans, and it certainly doesn’t seem attractive to newcomers. I wish I could say the actors look like they’re having fun; instead, they look like they’re not completely sure what they’re doing or why they’re doing it.