A laboured attempt to resurrect toy IP very few people still care about is a $200m-budgeted waste of everyone’s time

Idris Elba, Jared Leto, Kristen Wiig and Camila Mendes also appear in this latest cinematic incarnation of Mattel's enduring franchise.

"Masters of the Universe," in theaters Friday, struggles with its comic relief but is a lot of fun when it is able to just be a He-Man movie.