Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Mutant Chronicles

In a distant future the world is divided in 4 superpowers who are in a war against each other. During a battle an ancient seal is broken and a new evil enemy is unleashed upon the world. They are the mutants and are created from humans by a machine deep underground. A group of veteran soldiers set out on an impossible mission to destroy this machine and save the world.

I was a bit skeptical before watching this movie, all I had seen was bad reviews. Sometimes however I disagree with the critics and this is one of those cases. I found Mutant Chronicles to be very entertaining and highly viewable.

It is clear that the makers have had a big "world" to work with. There are a lot of small details showing this. Although the plot itself is pretty cheesy and straightforward, saving the world is after all a popular theme. It is the setting, color and lightning effects that makes this unique from similar films. Pretty much the whole movie is in brownish and grayish colors giving it a no hope feel.

The cast is decent and perform well. No exceptional performances but no horrible ones ether. I feel that this movie is underrated. My vote is 7/10