Review of Mortal Engines (2018) by Kat R — 19 Dec 2018

Great action. Great story. A really fantastic movie.

This review of Mortal Engines (2018) was written by Kat R on 19 Dec 2018.

Mortal Engines has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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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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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 Anthlc (1) on 27 Aug 2020

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By Joshuazaffiro (1) on 09 Jul 2019

This movie is worth the watch! one of the best I have ever watched so far! This is truly a masterpiece and a work of gem…

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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 Hnestlyonthesly (92) on 12 Oct 2019

Mortal Engines resists clichés and forges ahead with some welcome changes to the YA fantasy genre, despite making new mistakes, opening the…

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By Deusexcritica (2) on 17 Feb 2019

Pleasantly surprised after watching this. While the critics burried it under negative reviews, I found it thoroughly entertaining…

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By Palpetinesheev (49) on 20 Mar 2020

It's another gorgeous looking, but thoroughly mediocre film. It joins the likes of Valerian in that regard…

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By Arcanathe4Th (22) on 06 Sep 2019

Visually, it's a stunning steampunk landscape, it is sadly populated with just the most cookie-cutter characters and predictable plot twists…

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