Review of Mortal Engines (2018) by Jeff G — 13 Dec 2018

An exciting romp with extraordinary visuals. And I like the ending. Call me a simpleton.

This review of Mortal Engines (2018) was written by Jeff G on 13 Dec 2018.

Mortal Engines has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Rudyger (21) on 26 Feb 2019

I thought The Predator was the worst movie of 2018. Well, it still is. But Mortal Engines is really really close. What a TERRIBLE movie…

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By Antina (2) on 26 Feb 2019

I keep askin myself why the critics are giving this movie such bad reviews…

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Steampunk atmosphere, quality CGI, a lot of logic errors, an ordinary script…

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By Schroederrock (77) on 13 Mar 2019

Visually awesome with all kinds of creativity and epic settings that are a blast to watch characters explore but Mortal Engines lacks a lot…

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