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Mutant Chronicles (2009)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:5

Rotten:25

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: Bad acting, poor CGI and clunky script mean this sci-fi thriller is lacking in all departments including the thrills.

Rated: 18 [See Full Rating] for strong bloody violence and language throughout.

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:10-10-2008

Synopsis: In the year 2707, war rages between earth’s four giant corporations as they battle over the planet's dwindling resources. In an era marked by warfare and social regression, the earth is on the... In the year 2707, war rages between earth’s four giant corporations as they battle over the planet's dwindling resources. In an era marked by warfare and social regression, the earth is on the verge of ruin, destruction is everywhere; battles explode on every ravaged continent. Amidst heavy combat, an errant shell shatters an ancient buried seal releasing a horrific mutant army from its eternal prison deep within the earth. As the mutant scourge threatens human extinction, a single squad of soldiers descends into the earth to fulfill the ages-old prophesy of the Mutant Chronicles and save mankind.

Mutant Chronicles, directed by Simon Hunter and written by Philip Eisner, is an epic sci-fi/action thriller like no other. The film’s extraordinary ensemble cast includes Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Devon Aoki, Sean Pertwee, Benno Fürmann, Anna Walton, Tom Wu, Steve Toussaint, Luis Echegaray, and John Malkovich. --© Magnolia Pictures [More]

Starring: Ron Perlman, Thomas Jane, Devon Aoki, John Malkovich

Starring: Ron Perlman, Thomas Jane, Devon Aoki, John Malkovich, Anna Walton

Director: Simon Hunter

Director: Simon Hunter
Screenwriter: Philip Eisner
Studio: Magnet Pictures

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Combine some of the most misguided design decisions in years with dialogue, plot, and characters out of an Uwe Boll film and you have a definite misfire

Full Review Source: Movie Retriever | comment Comment
04/23/09
Brian Tallerico
Brian Tallerico
Movie Retriever

You won't understand what's going on and, even worse, you won't care.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
04/22/09
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

I dearly hope John Malkovich got paid handsomely for his two days of embarrassment on-set.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/22/09
Aaron Hillis
Aaron Hillis
Village Voice

Every guy has watched an action film and wondered when we'd get to the good stuff, but from minute one we're given "the good stuff," but it's just not executed well enough, and the film is too kitschy to really be enjoyed.

Full Review Source: AskMen.com | comment Comment
04/22/09
AskMen.com Staff
AskMen.com Staff
AskMen.com

The feature is better executed in a shoot-first-ask-questions-later style that encourages silence and brutality. Once the material is asked to explain itself, the entertainment value of the film curdles immediately.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment Comment
04/16/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

Oh, lighten up! It's a pulpy combo of Starship Troopers, The Dirty Dozen and Sky Captain. Perfect for a rainy Saturday afternoon.

Full Review Source: FEARnet | comment Comment
04/14/09
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
FEARnet

not only ridiculously lame but sickeningly contrived

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
04/09/09
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

Mutant Chronicles is The Dirty Dozen - but with murderous mutants!

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11/05/08
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

...suffers from a pervadingly low-rent sensibility that proves impossible to overlook.

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10/26/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

oloklirotiki adynamia ton synteleston eite na kratisoyn to pantrema sto paradosiaka apodekto, eite na to perasoyn sto prohorimeno aisthitika, os stilistika proothimeno, geionontas se akribos sto kentro enos paradoksoy yparksiakoy uncanny valley

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09/16/08
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
 
 
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