Spoiler alert: This column contains mild spoilers for the “Borderlands” film and game series.
On paper, the wildly popular “Borderlands” game series is the perfect fodder for the big screen: Ragtag bunch of space outlaws? Check. Potty humor to punctuate intense action? Check. A lovable (and a little annoying) robot sidekick? Check!
So how did Lionsgate’s film adaptation, helmed by Eli Roth, fumble the bag so badly?
It’s a dud movie by any standard: “Borderlands” holds a meager 5% fresh rating from critics on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, while Variety‘s chief film critic lambasted the predictable plot, writing, “As the film goes on, it’s increasingly clear where
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