Jack Black as Steve, Jason Momoa as Garrett and Sebastian Hansen as Henry in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ ‘A Minecraft Movie’ (Photo Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

On November 18, 2011, the first full version of Minecraft launched, and by October 2023, it had sold over 300 million copies. Now, decades after its initial release, comes the movie no one was asking for, A Minecraft Movie.

The film begins with a voiceover from Steve (Jack Black), who admits he always loved the idea of working and exploring mines as a kid. When he grows up, Steve enters the mines and digs his heart out until he discovers a mysterious blue glowing cube. Fiddling with the cube, Steve opens a portal and enters a magical new place called the Overworld, a block-based land where he can create almost anything he imagines.

For years, life has been good. Steve creates all sorts of inventive and...