Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
The problem with The New Mutants is that it fails in so many different areas thats its difficult to pin point why its such a bad movie. If youre a X-Man fan youll be disappointed by the main characters mutations, if youre a thriller fan youll be disappointed by the villain. **When to watch** The only scenario I would recommend you watch this movie is if you are die hard fan of one of the actors (Even still you might be disappointed) **How to fix this movie** 1. Replace the villain, stop trying to make this a weird horror crossover and focus on what made X-Man good to begin with. A PROPER VILLAIN. 2. Far to much focus on the poorly written backstory for each main character. 3. Make the Mutations better! The super powers should make the audience want to be them. 4. Cut the cheesy dialogue and pick a clear genre, this is a toss up between, Sci-Fi, Action, Horror, Romance, Cheesy B Level Movie.
As both a horror and X-men fan, I was looking forward to this mashup since the first trailer dropped. Even recently with mostly bad reviews and press, I wanted to see it for myself. And ... it pretty much sucked. That doesnt bode well for future work from Josh The Fault in my Stars Boone (e.g. The Stand mini-series. We pretty much know the gist from the trailers. Young mutants are haunted/harassed by something in a mental hospital. The best parts are pulled from the X-men series in which mutants first find out their powers, typically represented effectively on screen. Most times these scenes are fun, but the special effects are a mixed bag, jumping back and forth from decent to cheesy. Most of the ensemble cast are relatively new up-and-coming stars such as Maise Williams (Game of Thrones), Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch/Queens Gambit), and Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) but the acting is mediocre, and worst of all, they butcher whatever accent they are supposed to have (Irish, Russian[?], and U.S. southern respectively). And the story -- disappointing to say the least. If you drop your expectations to a bad 90 minute Buffy the Vampire episode, then maybe youll find something to like.
Surprisingly great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend. My expectations of this one were rock bottom I honestly didnt think much of the trailer. I thought they were ruining The New Warriors, my mistake, and I didnt realize they gender bent a character I was already familiar with. (Moonstar is basically another guy character from The Initiative in Marvel Comcs) What is really interesting, and NEVER ADDRESSED is what the facility is, who runs it, and what the point is. There just arent answers to be had so simply during an uprising. Honestly worst part of the movie, but unless youre paying too much attention, you probably wont even notice. The characters are deceptively interesting, to the point where I was actually surprised at certain points, but they are what makes the movie. The discovery of the characters, theyre evolution as a team, and their personal struggles are what makes the movie great. It is also FILLED with action after a certain point, beautifully rendered and weighted combat with something somewhat meaningful behind it. If youre into super powered action on any level, then give this a watch.
