Hawk’s Highlights – A Minecraft Movie (2025)

Over the weekend, I re-watched A Minecraft Movie (2025) that was released earlier this year. This movie sparked the CHICKEN JOCKEY trend where kids scream this whenever they get the tick, or singing “Steve’s Lava Chicken” with their friends. It’s directed by Jared Hess who directed movies like Napoleon Dynamite, and Nacho Libre. As someone who loves cinema and movies, the Minecraft movie is… fine. The story is about Steve (Jack Black), a guy who wants to escape reality and ends up in the Minecraft overworld. The same repeats for the rest of our cast of characters (Jason Momoa, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hansen) as they stumble into the overworld as well and are trying to get home while battling the piglings. I’m a LONG time fan of the video game Minecraft, and it was cool to see it adapted for the screens. When you compare it to the game, there’s a lot of stuff that they made original for the movie, with a bunch of references to things you can actually do in the game. As a video game adaption, it’s fine. As a movie, the plot is thin, the situations are ridiculous, and the acting is over the top. It’s cheesy, yet it’s a BLAST to watch! It’s so much fun! If you’re thinking about showing your kid this movie, it’s fine. There are two moments in the movie where a character uses light swearing by saying, “hell” and another where he says, “ass” but it’s quick, and barely noticeable. Other than that, I showed my 2 year old this movie and he thought it was cool. I’m raising my rating from my original review from 2 stars to 3 ½ stars – the more time I spend thinking about this movie, the more I find myself enjoying it. – You can see what I’m currently watching by following me on Letterboxd @ roberthawk