“Based on a true story” is the opening claim of “Tetris,” with the “based” part perhaps the key word here. Screenwriter Noah Pink attempts to turn the creation of the video game “Tetris” into a nail-biting study of negotiations and global tensions, hoping to inhale some Aaron Sorkin fumes to deliver a riveting understanding of how the puzzle game was turned into an international sensation, compelling millions of players to remain intently focused on the movement of bricks as they fall into place. Pink endeavors to make something of a spy story with “Tetris,” aiming to crank up elements of paranoia and manipulation, while director Jon S. Baird (“Stan & Ollie”) gives the feature an initial jump of wheeling and dealing, pushing to make the story of a video game acquisition the most suspenseful effort of the year. Instead of supplying edge-of-your-seat entertainment, the picture falls into repetition and overlength, teasing the breakout of an “SNL” parody as Pink goes overboard with the seriousness of it all. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com