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Saturday, August 29, 2020

MOVIE REVIEW: THE NEW MUTANTS







































Magik, Wolfsbane and other teenage mutants try to come to grips with their superpowers while staying at a secret facility.

Director: Josh Boone

Cast: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga
Release Date: August 26, 2019

Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Rated PG-13 for violent content, some disturbing/bloody images, some strong language, thematic elements and suggestive material

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

Review:

The New Mutants is a film that has faced more adversity than any film should.  Delays and possible reshoots because of studio issues then Covid-19 made it seems like the film had been snake bitten.  Finally the film hit the screens and you wonder if any of it was worth it.  Sadly, Josh Boone’s film isn’t really worth the wait since it’s a generic superhero film with just hints of horror in its soul.  The latter is the biggest issue since the movie can’t seem to make up its mind if it wants to go all in with the horror aspect it toys with.  It never really makes up its minds leaving the film a hodgepodge of both genres worst impulses while never nailing one.  Boone’s film feels like a relic from the 90s or early 2000s with its wooden thinly drawn characters and dialogue.  The biggest problem is that there is a talented capable cast on board who are all wasted throughout.  Maisie Williams & Anya Taylor-Joy come out looking the best but you can tell both are screaming for better material.  Taylor-Joy in particular is seeping with talent and she would have nailed a better interpretation of her character given the chance.  Blu Hunt is the defacto lead of the whole thing which is a terrible thing since she and her character are the most boring thing about the whole endeavor. At some point during its incredibly predicable finale, you wonder if all it’s trial and tribulations coming to screen happened for a reason.


C

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