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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 06 Dec 2018

However, Jackson and his regular collaborators from his famous Tolkien movies can't quite keep Mortal Engines revving with excitement or wonder…

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By Devesh Sharma (139) for Filmfare (373) on 06 Dec 2018

Instead of following one story arc, it takes up several, and that proves to be the film's undoing in the long run…

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By Reza Noorani (47) for The Times of India (879) on 06 Dec 2018

Instead of trying to find balance, the filmmaker could have stuck with the spirit of the book, which already has a legion of fans...while you're…

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By Tom Huddleston (600) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 06 Dec 2018

This should've been so much more than spectacular effects and shouting…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Student Edge (256) on 05 Dec 2018

For a movie about uprooted societies on monster trucks, it's a bit flat…

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By Adam Shepherd (1) for Den of Geek (424) on 05 Dec 2018

It's clear that Jackson is absolutely in love with the world of Mortal Engines, but that is the film's ultimate undoing…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 05 Dec 2018

Sticking with the anatomical analogy, the screenplay has had a lot to digest yet it's succeeded, laying the basis for a rousing tale in which…

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By Chris Hunneysett (62) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 05 Dec 2018

Despite determined efforts by the actors to provide emotional fuel, they're too often squandered as grist for the towering spectacle…

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By Alan Corr (65) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 05 Dec 2018

Mortal Engines is eye-popping stuff but Rivers never seems fully in command of the cast or the sheer tottering scale of the endeavour…

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By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 05 Dec 2018

Unfortunately, there’s not much room left for fleshed-out personalities or narrative depth, making the whiz-bang wonder often feel too empty…

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By Anthony O'connor (88) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 05 Dec 2018

imaginative fun and escapist adventure…

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By Clarisse Loughrey (259) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 05 Dec 2018

[Philip] Reeves's book is a dense one when it comes to worldbuilding, and Mortal Engines does little to streamline or simplify it for the big screen…

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By Karen Han (178) for Polygon (677) on 05 Dec 2018

Whatever qualms I may have with the characters and plot are motes of dust in comparison to the sheer joy I felt watching London lumber after…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 05 Dec 2018

In short, it's a long-arc revenge tale fitted out with very elaborate effects, courtesy of Peter Jackson's Wingnut Films, and characters that…

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By Beth Elderkin (2) for io9.com (258) on 05 Dec 2018

The film might have some impressive visual effects, but the movie belongs in a museum…

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By William Bibbiani (788) for TheWrap (3,203) on 05 Dec 2018

It’s an overpowering world of steampunk delights, almost Miyazakian in its presentation…

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By Graeme Tuckett (166) for Stuff.co.nz (387) on 05 Dec 2018

Mortal Engines hits the screen running and never really lets up the pace…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 05 Dec 2018

Despite all of the film’s retro-future eye candy, it never quite sweeps you out of your seat and transports you someplace new…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 05 Dec 2018

Even at its worst (which is where it often resides), “Mortal Engines” is still a rousing advertisement for the theatrical experience…

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By Andrew Barker (315) for Variety (12,700) on 05 Dec 2018

The film never captures the bonkers, go-for-broke energy that made the ill-fated likes of “Cloud Atlas” or “Valerian and the City of…

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