Review of Mortal Engines (2018) by Aaron W — 17 Dec 2018

I saw this IMAX 3D at Universal. An excellent presentation. The film was wonderful. Full of colors and imagination. Well directed. It is not getting the credit it deserves.

This review of Mortal Engines (2018) was written by Aaron W on 17 Dec 2018.

Mortal Engines has generally received mixed reviews.

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I have never seen this actress before, she was very good in the lead role, the visual effects were good but the story was flat, it lacked on…

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By Mrgfisher (1) on 14 Apr 2019

Enjoyable, non-stop, loud, huge 'world'. Makes me want to read the books. Will watch it again…

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Watched ME with my daughters aged 13 and this is our combined review. We were both underwhelmed as a whole…

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By Damicosta02 (2) on 01 Apr 2020

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