Review of The New Mutants (2020) by Fasantoni — 29 Oct 2020
What do you get if you start with Stranger Things, add a dash of super hero-iness, strip out the 80s kitsch, ignore character development and leave good writing and acting out? You get this sorry excuse of a Marvel film.
If you've seen the trailer, you've seen all of the supposed horror elements. If you've seen Stranger Things, you've enjoyed a far better version of the "mysterious facility for kids with powers" story.
The characters are flat and predictable. The plot is barely there. The film makers left so much material untouched. Where were the back stories of each character? Where are the revelations about who is really behind the hospital? What is the bigger picture Of the world surrounding this story? I literally laughed out loud during the silliness of the the final battle scene.
Bummed to see another whiff on what could have been the start of a decent Marvel franchise.
This review of The New Mutants (2020) was written by Fasantoni on 29 Oct 2020.
The New Mutants has generally received mixed reviews.
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