Review of Mortal Engines (2018) by William S — 20 Dec 2018

Fun visual spectacle. Feels like they tried to cram too much story into it. Made me want to read the book.

This review of Mortal Engines (2018) was written by William S on 20 Dec 2018.

Mortal Engines has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Andre27 (46) on 25 Feb 2019

Filme que não me deslumbrou e que achei mal explorado. A ideia do filme prometia mas não foi bem explorada…

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By Emreguner (10) on 17 Feb 2021

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

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By Valosagutas (4) on 05 Nov 2022

People mostly hated this movie because it make fun of British and too much Mary Sue characters!!! but this movie is more than that…

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By Currer_Bell (12) on 29 Feb 2020

Can't help but to feel bad for all the people who did the amazing special effects for this non-sensical, poorly written and directed movie…

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By Karmazyn83 (12) on 22 Feb 2019

I really liked it. Nice, easy watch. Wonderful CGI and good acting. Movie was set in a very interesting Steam punk world…

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