At the Liberty: "A Minecraft Movie"

DAYTON — Welcome to the world of “Minecraft,” where creativity doesn’t just help you craft; it’s essential to one’s survival. The movie follows four misfits, Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers), and Dawn (Brooks), after they are pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To return home, they must master the new world and protect it from evil creatures, including Piglins and Zombies.

They embark on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Black). Together, their adventure will challenge the five to boldly use the qualities that make each uniquely creative in the skills they need to thrive back in the real world. The cast includes Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge, and Sebastian Eugene Hansen. It is rated PG for violence/action, language, suggestive/rude humor, and some scary images, and the runtime is 101 minutes.

The audience on “Rotten Tomatoes” rated “A Minecraft Movie” 86%, with a consensus that it is a fun movie for anyone who has played and those who haven’t played the game. Jack Black and Jason Momoa are amazing and help bring the “Minecraft” world to life. The site’s critics were not as enthusiastic with their 48% rating; however, they said it was “a film about celebrating creativity and provides a colorful sandbox for Jack Black and Jason Momoa to amusingly romp around in a story curiously constructed from conventional building blocks.”

Coming in May is the theater’s spring melodrama “Peril on the High Seas” on Fridays, May 9 and 16, at 7 p.m.; Saturdays, May 10 and 17, at 7 p.m.; and Sundays, May 11 and 18, at 3 p.m. A beautiful heiress, Merry Ann Sweet, sets out for her first adventure in this roaring 20s dramedy. She will discover fun, friendship, and maybe romance. However, storms are brewing on the HMS Majestic, and a kidnapping plot unfolds, masterminded by the vile and villainous Snively Swine. Will dedicated police Sergeant Willy Ketchum be able to stop the dastardly plan, or will Snively succeed in whisking away the hapless heiress?

Tickets are now on sale at libertytheater.org or the box office between 2 and 5 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, or call (509) 382-1380.