Jared Hess' mega-budget video game adaptation works best whenever you can tell that it was made by the director of "Napoleon Dynamite."

Where were you when the first trailer for A Minecraft Movie dropped online? As we find ourselves just a couple of days from the latest of video game adaptations hitting theaters, Jack Black has reflected on the negative reaction the movie was greeted with when its first look was revealed.

Jared Hess, the director of "Napoleon Dynamite," brings his indie-camp absurdist cred to this adaptation of the blockbuster sandbox video game.

Jack Black leads the merry way in “A Minecraft Movie,” the first film adapted from the world’s bestselling video game which opens globally Friday.

When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty. He got to work alongside Jason Momoa, reunite with director Jared Hess and engulf himself into a beloved gaming universe.

For every press tour and movie tie-in that seemingly makes no sense (we’re looking at you, Young Sheldon x Minecraft sweepstakes), there’s a golden nugget to be found that radiates pure joy. And if you look that phrase up in an encyclopedia,

Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hansen, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge, Jared Hess.Where: In theatres near youRating: 3 StarsIf the offspring of The Lego Movie and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was raised by a chaotic YouTuber,