It's a murky film, in terms of both plot (overcooked) and visuals (underlit), proudly artificial and yet burdened with a severe pulp deficiency.
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12/17/09
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Mutant Chronicles (2009)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:5
Rotten:26
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: Bad acting, poor CGI and clunky script mean this sci-fi thriller is lacking in all departments including the thrills.
Theatrical Release:Apr 24, 2009 Limited
Synopsis: In the year 2707, war rages between earth’s four giant corporations as they battle over the planet's dwindling resources. In an era marked by warfare and social regression, the earth is on the... [More]
Starring: Ron Perlman, Thomas Jane, Devon Aoki, John Malkovich
Director: Simon Hunter
Reviews for Mutant Chronicles
This movie is lost from the start and never finds its way. Plays like a video game with repetitive special effects and wooden dialogue.
08/05/09
The film plays like an extended-cut scene from an Xbox 360 shooter, but heroic sons of bitches mixed with exploding torsos at humanity’s darkest hour sometimes equals splattery fun.
05/01/09
The computer-generated imagery falls short when it comes to supplying the gore for the fight scenes: the bright splashes of red look almost literally Photoshopped onto the settings.
04/29/09
It's photogenic people killing mutants before green screens; what more could you ask?
04/29/09
Top CriticStylized, slapdash sci-fi bloodbath is gory and grim.
04/27/09
Shoestring special effects and flimsy storytelling make Mutant Chronicles a B-movie fantasy in search of an old Times Square moviehouse.
04/27/09
...makes one long for the comparatively straightforward incompetence of filmmakers like Uwe Boll.
04/24/09
The reason most movies don't include aliens, zombies, weird mysticism and a lot of swordfighting is that each of those elements... takes time to explore and nurture into something compelling.
04/24/09
Combine some of the most misguided design decisions in years with dialogue, plot, and characters out of an Uwe Boll film and you have a definite misfire
04/23/09
You won't understand what's going on and, even worse, you won't care.
04/22/09
I dearly hope John Malkovich got paid handsomely for his two days of embarrassment on-set.
04/22/09
Top CriticEvery guy has watched an action film and wondered when we'd get to the good stuff, but from minute one we're given "the good stuff," but it's just not executed well enough, and the film is too kitschy to really be enjoyed.
04/22/09
The feature is better executed in a shoot-first-ask-questions-later style that encourages silence and brutality. Once the material is asked to explain itself, the entertainment value of the film curdles immediately.
04/16/09
Oh, lighten up! It's a pulpy combo of Starship Troopers, The Dirty Dozen and Sky Captain. Perfect for a rainy Saturday afternoon.
04/14/09
not only ridiculously lame but sickeningly contrived
04/09/09
Mutant Chronicles is The Dirty Dozen - but with murderous mutants!
11/05/08
...suffers from a pervadingly low-rent sensibility that proves impossible to overlook.
10/26/08
Mutant Chronicles has an intriguing premise, good performances and some decent effects, but it's let down by some terrible pacing and an extremely dull script.
10/18/08
There is some excitement to be had. However, it looks like a computer game unwisely made into a movie without the money to do it justice.
10/10/08
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