There are fantasy films with intricate worlds sagas of faraway lands with fleshed-out rules.
That’s not necessarily a failing, sinceMonster Hunterisn’t pretending to be Tolkien.
Like Jovovich’s previous collaborations with her husband, directorPaul W.S.
Credit: Coco Van Oppens/Screen Gems
Anderson, on theResident Evilfilms,Monster Hunteris based off a video game franchise.
(Credit where it’s due: Those are two pretty on-brand descriptions of our modern world.)
This world is also a desert; it’s not actually clear how much the two planes differ geographically.
Giant spiders cause the most problems at first; one poor sucker (played by T.I.!)
even gets eggs laid inside him,Scary Stories To Tell in the Dark-style.
Ah well, hopefully, the product placement was worth something.
In between, these fights are training montages that raise more questions than they answer.
Why do blades forged in this dimension emit blasts of fire?
The Hunter doesn’t even tell Artemis, much less us.
At a certain point,Monster Hunterjust decides to end.
As the surviving characters gear up for a final assault on the magic tower, the credits start rolling.
At least some of those monsters are fun and gross.Grade: C
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