The New Mutants isan original horror thriller set in an isolated hospital where a group of young mutants is being held for psychiatric monitoring. When strange occurrences begin to take place, both their new mutant abilities and their friendships will be tested as they battle to try and make it out alive.

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The Good:

One thing thatThe New Mutantsdid quite well was capitalizing on its horror elements. Those smiley faced creatures in the film were definitely a great touch to scare audiences. I liked how they didn’t have to rely on cheap jump scares because the creatures themselves were eerie enough. There were other scary moments in the film like the “pool scene” that also gave this movie the necessary horror attributes that we’re accustomed to seeing in other films. I only wish we had gotten more of this in the film rather than only in the third and final act.

Probably one of the best standouts in the film will come from the character Magik. I wasn’t much impressed with Anya Taylor-Joy performance, but I did like the character more than anything. Magik’s powers were definitely intriguing and a cool sight to see on the big screen. Plus, I really liked her character’s backstory with the scary smiley face creatures. That in itself could’ve been a much more satisfying story compared to what we got.

The Bad:

I’m not a fan in some of the character development. Without going into spoilers, I’ll say that Cecilia Reyes was a disappointment. Her character felt rushed given the position she was placed in by the end of the film. The film just didn’t do a good job of revealing her motivations well enough. One minute you think she’s this, then another minute she’s acting different, and it just felt rushed.

I didn’t much care for the ending of the movie either. It felt a bit anticlimactic. There’s some interesting promise given with the characters, especially Magik, but then it feels like all the air is let out when the final resolution. The end became a bit childish in a sense where they might as well have just closed out the movie with a cheesy message about the power of friendship or whatever.

判决：

The New Mutantsis an uninspiring film that nails the right horror genre beats, but leaves very little to be desired. To the film’s credit, there were reports that it was supposed to be one of three films had the Disney/Fox deal not went through. Despite some interesting potential shown,The New Mutantsdoesn’t really leave us wanting for more. I suppose the good news is that we can finally put to rest the constant delays and close the chapter of the previous Fox regime withThe New Mutants。

If there’s anyone thing to salvage from this movie may be from the character Magik who has a shot of being some use in the MCU ran by Disney. We’ll just have to wait and see. In the meantime, I’m not sure ifThe New Mutants是好的，或者如果不好。我所知道的只是这部电影只是存在。我觉得这部电影属于2000年代初期，当时我们对漫画电影的期望要低得多。可以这么说，感觉很通用和平坦，没有太多的肉供我们咀嚼。我不会说这是有史以来最糟糕的X战警电影，但我想说这肯定是在较低的特许经营中。（（X-Men Origins: Wolverine和X战警：最后的摊位being at rock bottom.) Don’t feel pressured to go to the theaters to seeThe New Mutantsin any type of a rush. Actually, if you never see it, don’t feel like you missed out on much either.

Director:Josh Boone
Writers:Josh Boone, Knate Lee
Stars:Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton

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