Tetris (2023) Movie Review

Video game designer Henk Rogers seeks to secure global rights for Tetris (1984), leading to tense negotiations in the Soviet Union, involving creators, government, and corporate intrigues.

Don’t Believe the Haters

Of course the move isn’t a 100% true story. Who cares. It’s a blast. To all of the haters who claim the film is anti-Soviet propaganda, they obviously never spent a minute in a communist country during the Cold War. My wife’s family escaped from Romania during the height of the Cold War, and everything in this film portraying how Communist counties were during the Col War is accurate. There were long lines just to get a pound of rice. Very few families got meat or fish. The KGB away everywhere and spied on everyone. Neighbors ratted out neighbors. Corruption was rampant. The architecture was cold, dark, and bleak. Of course this movie was a comedy so they makes everything to an extreme, but all in all it was a very accurate portrayal of the U. S. S. R during the Cold War.

Pretty Cool

I never knew this entire back story behind the success of Tetris. I was intrigued when I first saw the trailer and wonder if it could be any fun or good and I’m glad to say it’s a pretty cool movie and I did enjoy it quite a ton. Taron Egerton did such a good job in the role and did some good acting and i think this movie was a pretty fun time and the whole story behind tetris. I think it was a pretty solid movie and now I want to play some tetris after watching this movie. This isn’t groundbreaking but it’s just a fun time in general which I think people should watch and I recommend to watch it.

Tetris Effect

This drama will very likely make you experience the “Tetris Effect”: such a fun and mind-blowing story, with just enough of Hollywood made-up thrill to make it even more fun but, according to the articles this reviewer has read, otherwise very close to real-life events from the 90s. The cinematography is very pleasant, the pixelized plane taking the audience to round-the-world trips is cute, and for a child of that Nintendo/SEGA generation, the unveiling of the GameBoy was quite sublime. And of course, Taron Egerton is, as always, absolutely brilliant, so full of energy and, without a doubt, the best “Player 1” one could wish for.

Well Done Apple

I have to say Apple TV+ movies and shows are becoming so good spirited, the shrink next door and now this masterpiece. I absolutely love this film, the ridiculous things that Henk did to just to get the rights to this one Russian video game. The logical creator of the game who doesn’t know whether to trust Henk. The portrayal of Henk Rogers by Taron Egerton was incredible and it really made me believe he was a psychopath, trying to do everything to get the rights to tetris. The best thing about this film for me is knowing that all the crazy shenanigans actually happened being a true story. I really think that this will really do well for Apple TV+ and I really hope that they make more films like this in the future.

Loved this Movie

I tend to enjoy historical movies, especially about the Cold War period. I play Tetris all the time, and was super excited for this movie to come out. (I also adore Taron Egerton….he is so damn talented and versatile.) I can definitely say that this film did NOT disappoint. I was both on the edge of my seat and also learning about history and rooting for the characters at the same time. I would say that this movie is definitely worth your time…..most of it is spent in the final days of the Soviet Union, and it painted such a vivid portrait of how life was behind the Iron Curtain. Gonna go play a couple hours of Tetris after watching this.