Mutant Chronicles (2008)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Simon Hunter

Writer (WGA):

Philip Eisner (written by)

Release Date:

7 August 2008 (Russia)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The darkest age is yet to come. Have faith.

Plot:

23rd century soldier Major Mitch Hunter leads a fight against an army of underworld NecroMutants.

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | Corporation | Soldier | Suicide Mission | Suicide

Cast

Thomas Jane	...	Maj. 'Mitch' Hunter
Ron Perlman	...	Brother Samuel
Devon Aoki	...	Cpl. Valerie Duval
Sean Pertwee	...	Capt. Nathan Rooker
Benno Fürmann	...	Lt. Maximillian von Steiner
John Malkovich	...	Constantine
Anna Walton	...	Severian
Tom Wu	...	Cpl. Juba Kim Wu
Steve Toussaint	...	Capt. John McGuire
Luis Echegaray	...	Cpl. Jesus 'El Jesus' de Barrera
Pras	...	Captain Michaels (as Pras Michel)
Shauna Macdonald	...	Adelaide
Roger Ashton-Griffiths	...	Science Monk
Christopher Adamson	...	Hodge
Nicholas Ball	...	Plutocrat

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence and language throughout.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | Ireland:16 | Germany:18 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Edward R. Pressman Film

Trivia:

This film was originally offered to following directors, in order: - Stephen Norrington - John Carpenter - Roger Christian.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Brother Samuel is going through the files on the soldiers going on the mission he mentions that Valerie Duval has 61 kills but the roman numerals in her file indicate 'XLI', which in fact means 41.

Movie Connections:

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A rather fantastic little gem of a film.

Got to say, I'd never heard of this film and was quite surprised to hear of its impressive casting. Nonetheless, I've just finished a few hours of quality viewing. From the action sequences to the overall rather odd future the film is based in, it definitely feels different to your standard sci-fi flick. But don't let that put you off, it's damn good, surprisingly so in fact.

The film's based around the premise of an alien machine landing on Earth several hundred years before. The machine corrupts humans and turns them into mutants, essentially slave drones to go out into the world and capture more humans to repeat the process. Without wanting to spoil anything, the film focuses on a bunch of various soldiers attempting to stop the menace...but that's only scratching the surface, as there's plenty more to it than that.

The action is quick, furious and bloody, the soundtrack suitably dark and the various actors go to their roles with enthusiasm. Overall, I'd have to say it's a pretty impressive flick and I'd recommend you watch it.