Review of Mortal Engines (2018) by Joe W — 19 Jan 2019

Visually impressive, but a terrible movie overall.

This review of Mortal Engines (2018) was written by Joe W on 19 Jan 2019.

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 Bullish (24) on 21 Apr 2019

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By Jmacthegreat (1) on 01 Jun 2019

I can't believe this movie bombed at the theaters, it was really good and the originality of it was on point…

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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 Buddhalou (16) on 14 Feb 2019

I'm thinking a discount showing at the theater might have been in order. Some pretty cool visuals, but not a whole lot else that really stands out…

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By Anthlc (1) on 27 Aug 2020

Actually it isn’t the best or worst movie out there and reasonably entertaining…

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By Beatrixkiddo (29) on 16 Sep 2019

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 Seensh (1) on 24 Feb 2019

The film is very enjoyable and the visuals are great and the acting was very good…

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By Hellholehorror (226) on 16 Feb 2022

Possibly the best visual effects I’ve ever seen wrapped up in a disappointing film. Even better than Avatar (2009) I think…

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By Joecool (136) on 10 Feb 2019

While I like steampunk, this movie is an over-budgeted misguided attempt at something novel…

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