Sunday, December 16, 2018

Mortal Engines








Director Christian Rivers’ Mortal Engines echoes the thrills the production team of  Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Phillippa Boyens, Deborah Forte, Amanda Walker and Zane Weiner brought to the Lord of the Rings franchise, here blended with the flavor of the Indiana Jones franchise, as well. 

It, therefore, comes off as a bit dated, but in a delightful way…a real “popcorn” movie.

Placed in a future where motorized “cities” travel across the globe ravaging each other for food and fuel, Hugo Weaving’s “London” attempts to become the dominant force. But, Hera Hilmar (Hester), Robert Sheehan (Tom) and Jihae (Anna) team up to thwart his efforts, emerging as the next generation of action stars.

The sets are magnificent creations and the action is awesome fun.  I give Mortal Engines a 4.1 out of 5.

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