Building a Utopian society for gamers where they play their characters in real life…classic! This was a quirky movie, and given the storyline and characters it was exactly what you would have expected. The pacing was good and kept the laughs coming. It should be a gamers cult classic. Not being a gamer myself I think some of the humor went over my head, but it was still fun. I have no idea what psyonics are. I would totally let my kids watch this movie and they would probably love it. I cringed with delight as I watched the romance of the main characters. I loved the Centaur especially and at the end when he fell over I cried I was laughing so hard. Spoiler alert, I think Vos should have taken the job.

Upon first hearing the movie was by the same creator of Napoleon Dynamite, I was very excited to see Unicorn City. Unfortunately I left a bit disappointed. The movie was a bit too slow moving for me. The movie kind of picked up towards the end, but overall I wasn't too big of a fan. Maybe because I'm not a gamer, I couldn't relate well, and probably missed most of the "inside jokes". I like Napoleon Dynamite much, much better. There were much more laugh out loud moments in Napoleon for me. I do have to commend the chemistry between the lead characters. That felt very genuine. Maybe due to my high expectations, the movie fell a bit short for me.

This is a fun movie that lets you laugh along with a group of people that prefer their fantasy game lives to their real lives. The story is about Voss, a twenty something gamer that is trying to get a job working for the biggest company in the table top gaming industry. To prove that he has leadership skills and can lead an augmented reality game design team, he packs his friends out to the woods to take part in a full immersion fantasy gaming event.

The plot progresses through some standard drama building points, namely, the antagonist comes to ruin Voss's plans while Voss's best friend tries to use the event as a means to progress their friendship into a relationship. This movie stands out, however, in its use of the social awkwardness of adults lost in their own fantasy as the main vehicle to advance this common plot through a script full of laughs. For example, how would adults that see themselves as sword wielding adventurers and clever bards approach conflict resolution? While the plot focuses on gamer culture, it is not exclusive against those that are unfamiliar with table top role playing games. In the group we were in, my wife laughed the hardest and she has absolutely no role playing experience. Due to the tight copyright protection of the actual games, there are no jokes that require a knowledge of specific rules or games. The comedy comes from looking at the culture itself.

The major point that draws my overall score for this movie down is that the main character is not that likable. Napoleon Dynamite had a main character that was socially awkward, but likable. He said weird things and acted funny, but he was trying to be nice and was willing to help others. The audience wanted him to succeed besides himself. Voss, on the other hand, is hot headed and self centered. He only steps up for others when it is in his own self interest. It's hard to feel bad for him when he is the one that --spoiler-- both emotionally and physically hurts his friends.--end spoiler--

Overall, the movie is fun and good for some laughs, just don't expect to get overly attached to the main character.