'Warcraft' is the worst-reviewed blockbuster of the summer so far - here's why

Stars including Dominic Cooper, Ben Foster, Paula Patton, and Travis Fimmel (as the lead, Anduin Lothar) all seem to be victims of miscasting.

"Travis Fimmel is a walking charisma void as strapping warrior Anduin, a sort of Aragorn without the personal charm," Time Out London wrote.

The Playlist felt that the characters, like Cooper as the King, were "stiff" and that "their accoutrements are so overly polished they appear phony and cheap."

It's never good when a movie is compared to "Battlefield Earth," a sci-fi bust starring John Travolta and adapted from a novel written by Scientology creator L. Ron Hubbard.

"Imagine 'Battlefield Earth' without the verve, or the unintentional comedy, and you’ve got 'Warcraft,'" The Wrap said.

That stings. But then there's Indiewire's review, which calls the film the "'Battlefield Earth' of the 21st century."

"'Warcraft' is a once-in-a-generation disaster, one of the most ill-advised and ill-conceived studio films of this modern blockbuster era," the site said.