The Gamers: Hands of Fate

The Gamers: Hands of Fate (2013) – The charm of Dorkness Rising lay in its skillful in-game/out-of-game balance, and that’s absent here: the dull in-game narrative doesn’t connect with the rest of the film (CCGs seem to lend themselves less well to this sort of thing); it certainly has its moments, but it’s not that funny, it chooses the cheesy path every chance it gets, it has too many unnecessary scenes, the love interest is completely annoying, and the film’s subplots are painful (the way it makes light of real-world psychosis is jarringly inappropriate). 5