‘A Minecraft Movie’ Review: Jack Black And Jason Momoa Dig Deep For Meaning In Video Game Adaptation With Some Jennifer Coolidge Gems

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If anyone were to play two men deeply invested in the Overworld of A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black and Jason Momoa were good choices.

Where video game adaptations with planned-out paths such as the fully animated A Super Mario Bros Movie or those like the Tron films that have an organization to the world-building and plot, Jared Hess’ A Minecraft Movie leans into the illusion of organization that disguises the chaos of creativity that the game builds itself around.

The film opens with Jack Black’s Steve – the generic player of the Minecraft universe in the game — sharing his backstory of how he discovered the cubic world in which one can create almost anything.

Black lends his kooky voiceover and usual antics like fetching a dog Frisbee and partying with pandas (potentially a nod to his voice work as Po in the Kung Fu Panda films?), which segues into the setup for the other anchoring characters of the story — Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Dawn (Danielle Brooks), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Henry (Sebastian Hansen). RELATED: 33 Of The Most Anticipated Movies Of 2025 Sister and brother Natalie and Henry move to Chuglass, Idaho, home of Chuggie the Potato Chip and the factory he represents, after the death of their mother.