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Mutant Chronicles (2008)

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Average Rating: 3.7/10
Reviews Counted: 32
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 26

Bad acting, poor CGI and clunky script mean this sci-fi thriller is lacking in all departments including the thrills.

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Critic Reviews: 2
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Bad acting, poor CGI and clunky script mean this sci-fi thriller is lacking in all departments including the thrills.

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Steampunk aesthetics inform this story of a dystopic future in which humankind wages an explosive last stand against the demonic NecroMutants, who would see the entire human race brutally annihilated. Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, and John Malkovich star in this effects-heavy sci-fi action thriller from director Simon Hunter (Dead of Night). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

R, 1 hr. 51 min.

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Philip Eisner

Aug 4, 2009

Magnolia Pictures

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All Critics (32) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (26)

It's photogenic people killing mutants before green screens; what more could you ask?

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment (1)
Los Angeles Times
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I dearly hope John Malkovich got paid handsomely for his two days of embarrassment on-set.

April 22, 2009 Full Review Source: Village Voice | Comment
Village Voice
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It's a murky film, in terms of both plot (overcooked) and visuals (underlit), proudly artificial and yet burdened with a severe pulp deficiency.

December 17, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinematical | Comment
Cinematical

This movie is lost from the start and never finds its way. Plays like a video game with repetitive special effects and wooden dialogue.

August 5, 2009 Full Review Source: CNNRadio | Comment
CNNRadio

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.

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment
Time Out New York

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.

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | Comment
Cinefantastique

Stylized, slapdash sci-fi bloodbath is gory and grim.

April 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

Shoestring special effects and flimsy storytelling make Mutant Chronicles a B-movie fantasy in search of an old Times Square moviehouse.

April 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | Comment
Boxoffice Magazine

...makes one long for the comparatively straightforward incompetence of filmmakers like Uwe Boll.

April 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Sci Fi Wire | Comment
Sci Fi Wire

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.

April 24, 2009 Full Review Source: AMCtv.com | Comment
AMCtv.com

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

April 23, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Retriever | Comment
Movie Retriever

You won't understand what's going on and, even worse, you won't care.

April 22, 2009 Full Review Source: Metromix.com | Comment
Metromix.com

Every 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.

April 22, 2009 Full Review Source: AskMen.com | Comment
AskMen.com

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.

April 16, 2009 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comment
BrianOrndorf.com

Oh, lighten up! It's a pulpy combo of Starship Troopers, The Dirty Dozen and Sky Captain. Perfect for a rainy Saturday afternoon.

April 14, 2009 Full Review Source: FEARnet | Comment (1)
FEARnet

not only ridiculously lame but sickeningly contrived

April 9, 2009 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

Mutant Chronicles is The Dirty Dozen - but with murderous mutants!

November 5, 2008 Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page | Comment

...suffers from a pervadingly low-rent sensibility that proves impossible to overlook.

October 26, 2008 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

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.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: ViewLondon | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Mutant Chronicles

A b movie with a higher production value. An interesting premise and a very neat look. The cast was pretty good and I had fun with it.

August 11, 2009
jmanard52

Super Reviewer

The darkest age is yet to come. Have faith.It was good but felt like it could have been done way better, still good story. I think the main characters should have been explain better in the history, where they come from especially. The special effects weren't that great either but decent."The Mutant Chronicles" is a

April 29, 2009
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Manu Gino

Super Reviewer

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