Directed by: Josh Boone.
Written By: Josh Boone and Knate Lee.
Starring: Maisie Williams, Blu Hunt, Maisie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, and Alice Braga.
This film opens with a tornado destroying a village, where Danielle (Blu Hunt) is awakened by her father. In an attempt to try and seek safety, she is knocked unconscious. The next scene shows Danielle waking up within a room she does not recognise, and soon finds out she is being kept captive within a secret facility, with 4 other young people. It is managed by Dr Cecilia Reyes (Alice Braga).
Danielle is soon notified by the other members that it is a facility for teenage mutants, and the facility exists to help teach them to control their powers, for the safety of both themselves and the people around them, so no one gets hurt.
As the film plays on, Danielle becomes more confused with her powers, as they have never really been explained to her, nor did she have any idea of any sort of powers she holds, but she soon meets all of the other four Mutants; Rahne (Maisie Williams), Illyana Rasputin (Anya Taylor-Joy), Sam Guthrie (Charlie Heaton), and Roberto da Costa (Henry Zaga), where she discovered each of them has a different power, Rahne explains she has wolf powers, Illyana has the power to turn her arm to armour. A magical sword appears, but she also has a hand puppet she carries around with her. Sam explains his power, which allows him to vibrate very quickly, enabling him to move around rapidly and also destroy things simultaneously. Roberto then describes how he gets hot, to the point where he is literally on fire when he gets excited.
This film spends most of its time with the mutants socializing with each other, breaking the rules, arguing, and so on, something you would expect from a movie that focuses on characters written to be like teenagers. As the film progresses, it becomes darker, which only hooks me more in terms of what will happen next. It features several jump-scare scenes, especially as the action intensifies.
Regarding my own take on this film, I did enjoy it, and if I were asked to see it again, I would have to think about it. I enjoyed watching it, but now that I have had time to digest what I saw, I feel that improvements can be made regarding the characters and their stories. I am not saying it wasn’t a boring movie – because it wasn’t, it was action-packed, I liked it, but there can be improvements with the story of each character. Although I did like how the relationship between Danielle and Rahne formed, we need more films like that! Overall, I enjoyed it. I wasn’t bored. I was gripped. The action was good, but the story needs improvement – particularly when the focus clearly should have been on the characters. I felt the stories behind each character were not explained very well.
Now the cinemas are either closed (Cineworld) or are operating on reduced hours. I would suggest waiting for the release of this film, which won’t be long; it becomes available on Blu-ray and Digital HD from November 17,2020. Be sure to watch it, and let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
I give this a 3 star rating!
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