Tetris
Alex Marks

Review by Alex Marks Patron

Tetris 2023

★★★½

Watched 05 Apr 2023

A pretty interesting biopic that actually is mostly true. Tetris was a huge thing and that can’t be overstated, even at how absurd this film feels at times with how it wants you to take the game seriously. It’s sold half a billion copies for a good reason and a lot of people involved thought it would do pretty good since it’s inception, thus the rat race to secure the rights. 

Tetris is a solid movie throughout with great pacing and fun editing. It doesn’t overindulge in video game references or even 80s cheese, it feels pretty moderate with all its references and period appropriate content. It definitely could’ve come off as corny and trying too hard, but thankfully it immerses you into this time period without over encumbering you. 

I think the only thing that didn’t really work for me is the personal aspect to Taron Egerton’s character. His family are just plot devices and serve no other purpose or even feel like real people. Plus there are some other plot points that happen in the background that aren’t really addressed at all until the end. But I get it, the main point of Tetris the movie is Tetris the game. Still, there could’ve been more development. 

I enjoy offbeat biopics that cover unique topics and Tetris is definitely one of them. It’s nothing substantial and it won’t win any major awards, but if you’re in the mood for a movie about something that’s too crazy to completely fabricate, then give Tetris a watch. 

Issa good movie jimmy

Block or Report
' ].join(''); if ( adsScript && adsScript === 'bandsintown' && adsPlatforms && ((window.isIOS && adsPlatforms.indexOf("iOS") >= 0) || (window.isAndroid && adsPlatforms.indexOf("Android") >= 0)) && adsLocations && adsMode && ( (adsMode === 'include' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) >= 0) || (adsMode === 'exclude' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) == -1) ) ) { var opts = { artist: "", song: "", adunit_id: 100005950, div_id: "cf_async_ad90321b-a7a4-46a6-912f-3e5989486a91" }; adUnit.id = opts.div_id; if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.tunefindforfans.com/fruits/apricots.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; } else { adUnit.id = 'pw-ad90321b-a7a4-46a6-912f-3e5989486a91'; adUnit.className = 'pw-div -tile300x250 -alignleft -bottommargin'; adUnit.setAttribute('data-pw-' + (renderMobile ? 'mobi' : 'desk'), 'med_rect_btf'); if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => { adUnit.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', kicker); window.ramp.que.push(function () { window.ramp.addTag('pw-ad90321b-a7a4-46a6-912f-3e5989486a91'); }); }, { once: true }); } } tag.remove(); })(document.getElementById('script-ad90321b-a7a4-46a6-912f-3e5989486a91'));
' ].join(''); if ( adsScript && adsScript === 'bandsintown' && adsPlatforms && ((window.isIOS && adsPlatforms.indexOf("iOS") >= 0) || (window.isAndroid && adsPlatforms.indexOf("Android") >= 0)) && adsLocations && adsMode && ( (adsMode === 'include' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) >= 0) || (adsMode === 'exclude' && adsLocations.indexOf(window.adsLocation) == -1) ) ) { var opts = { artist: "", song: "", adunit_id: 100005950, div_id: "cf_async_c988c343-bf52-4bb1-bce3-dfe1e779dc75" }; adUnit.id = opts.div_id; if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.tunefindforfans.com/fruits/apricots.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; } else { adUnit.id = 'pw-c988c343-bf52-4bb1-bce3-dfe1e779dc75'; adUnit.className = 'pw-div'; adUnit.setAttribute('data-pw-' + (renderMobile ? 'mobi' : 'desk'), 'sky_btf'); if (target) { target.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', adUnit); } else { tag.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', adUnit); } window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', (event) => { adUnit.insertAdjacentHTML('afterend', kicker); window.ramp.que.push(function () { window.ramp.addTag('pw-c988c343-bf52-4bb1-bce3-dfe1e779dc75'); }); }, { once: true }); } } tag.remove(); })(document.getElementById('script-c988c343-bf52-4bb1-bce3-dfe1e779dc75'));