The movie "Assassin's Creed" did not sit well with various movie critics at all. It is even considered as one of the most disappointing movies of the year. The movie is even described as a joylessly overplotted slog.
According to Rotten Tomatoes, the movie "Assassin's Creed" only had a dismal and disappointing rating of 17 percent. The movie garnered four points out of a possible 10. This also had 119 reviews accounted for.
The movie which had its nationwide release on Dec. 21, 2016 proves that it may not have been good to watch before Christmas. The movie "Assassin's Creed" is arguably better made than most video games adaptations but unfortunately, the end result was rather disappointing, lacking in several aspects.
Matthew Lickona of San Diego Reader said that the movie "Assassin's Creed" is an overcast video game movie. As Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly, he said that it mistakenly assumes that the plot is the most important element of its source material.
James Berardinelli of ReelViews said that it is obtuse, narratively incoherent, and ultimately frustrating. The movie stands as another example of how hard it is to make good mainstream movie out of a popular computer game.
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As added by IMDb, the movie "Assassin's Creed" which stars Michael Fassbender, also stars Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, and Charlotte Ramping. It is directed by Justin Kurzel and written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper, and Bill Collage.
The movie also showed that it pretty much tanked at the box office. Its estimated budget is at $125 million. However, during its opening weekend, it only had $10, 280,000. As of Dec. 29, 2016, the movie only grossed $31,043,518. Words may have traveled fast which hindered other moviegoers in watching the movie.
From the data of Metacritic, out of 36 reviews for the movie "Assassin's Creed," 18 had negative reviews, 16 had mixed feelings about the movie and a measly four having positive reviews. Many find it as a disappointing movie and they prefer to just enjoy it as a video game instead.
