The New Mutants
Anya Taylor-Joy (Split), Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) and Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) star in the first film adaptation of the X-Men spin-off comic book series.
A group of young mutants being held in a creepy hospital for psychiatric evaluation must utilise their mutant abilities - and teamwork - in order to get out alive.
- Director:
- Josh Boone ('Stuck in Love', 'The Fault in Our Stars')
- Writer:
- Josh BooneKnate Gwaltney
- Cast:
- Anya Taylor-JoyMaisie WilliamsCharlie HeatonBlu HuntHenry ZagaAlice BragaHappy Anderson
Reviews & comments
So I’m guessing this film was reshot and re-edited to no longer be a horror, which really sucks cause the horror elements are easily the best parts of it. With much of that removed however, and a new tone of the typical comic-book movie flavour established, the whole film feels utterly disjointed. There’s clearly a very interesting direction the film was...
Stuff
pressLike 2016’s Apocalypse and 2019’s Dark Phoenix, this suffers from choppy editing, predictable storytelling and a climax reliant on decidedly ropey CGI. At least here they did away with having one-dimensional bad guy altogether.
Slash Film
pressIn a world where normal seems very abnormal indeed, to experience something middling feels surprisingly refreshing.
IGN
pressThe New Mutants has not been dissimilar to its teen protagonists, an oddball locked away from the world by some big, powerful entity. And as it turns out, like them, it didn't deserve such ill-treatment.
Empire Magazine
pressDespite a game cast, The New Mutants' horror elements aren't very scary and as a superhero movie it fails to truly excite. A disappointing finale to Fox's X-Men franchise.
Vanity Fair
pressThe movie that's made its way to theaters is mildly engaging but mostly inert, a wan sizzle reel for an idea rather than the idea made manifest.
Variety
pressRe-shot, re-cut and somehow rescued from total obscurity, Boone's movie isn't half bad. Alas, it's not half good either.
Los Angeles Times
pressBoone's film does demonstrate that there are different ways to approach these franchises outside of the binary of lighthearted/fun and dark/gritty movies that permeate the superhero genre.
New York Post
pressA popular $6 billion franchise is saying goodbye (well, handing the reins over to Disney) with a wimpy young-adult horror flick.
Stuff
pressLike 2016’s Apocalypse and 2019’s Dark Phoenix, this suffers from choppy editing, predictable storytelling and a climax reliant on decidedly ropey CGI. At least here they did away with having one-dimensional bad guy altogether.
Slash Film
pressIn a world where normal seems very abnormal indeed, to experience something middling feels surprisingly refreshing.
IGN
pressThe New Mutants has not been dissimilar to its teen protagonists, an oddball locked away from the world by some big, powerful entity. And as it turns out, like them, it didn't deserve such ill-treatment.
Empire Magazine
pressDespite a game cast, The New Mutants' horror elements aren't very scary and as a superhero movie it fails to truly excite. A disappointing finale to Fox's X-Men franchise.
Vanity Fair
pressThe movie that's made its way to theaters is mildly engaging but mostly inert, a wan sizzle reel for an idea rather than the idea made manifest.
Variety
pressRe-shot, re-cut and somehow rescued from total obscurity, Boone's movie isn't half bad. Alas, it's not half good either.
Los Angeles Times
pressBoone's film does demonstrate that there are different ways to approach these franchises outside of the binary of lighthearted/fun and dark/gritty movies that permeate the superhero genre.
New York Post
pressA popular $6 billion franchise is saying goodbye (well, handing the reins over to Disney) with a wimpy young-adult horror flick.
So I’m guessing this film was reshot and re-edited to no longer be a horror, which really sucks cause the horror elements are easily the best parts of it. With much of that removed however, and a new tone of the typical comic-book movie flavour established, the whole film feels utterly disjointed. There’s clearly a very interesting direction the film...
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