Synopsis
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
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Cast
- Blu HuntDani Moonstar
- Maisie WilliamsRahne Sinclair
- Anya Taylor-JoyIllyana Rasputin
- Charlie HeatonSamuel Guthrie
- Henry ZagaRoberto da Costa
- Alice BragaDr. Reyes
- Adam BeachDani's Father
- Happy AndersonReverend Craig
- Dustin CeithamerSmiling Man
- Marilyn MansonSmiling Man (voice)
Recommendations
- 65
Slashfilm
The scares are more textural than truly creepy, and they’re certainly overshadowed by what’s primarily a character piece, with each person’s fears and anxieties literally manifesting as part of the storyline. - 60
Los Angeles Times
Boone’s film does demonstrate that there are different ways to approach these franchises outside of the binary of lighthearted/fun and dark/gritty movies that permeate the superhero genre. - 55
TheWrap
While it’s never actively bad, The New Mutants rarely imbues any of its happenings with any real heft. Like the remote hospital that serves as its setting, the film as a whole feels too closed off from the rest of its fictional universe to matter much. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Generic and, at its best, straining to be heartfelt. - 50
Variety
Re-shot, re-cut and somehow rescued from total obscurity, Boone’s movie isn’t half bad. Alas, it’s not half good either. It’s basically just decent enough to motivate those sick of shutdown to risk getting sick for real. - 50
Original-Cin
If this were a pilot for a TV series, home audiences might be willing to baby it along until it grows stronger. As a stand-alone movie, this particular mutation looks like a badly-adapted dead-end. - 50
New York Post
Director Josh Boone’s goal was to jettison the usual comic-book trappings and make The New Mutants a horror film. He succeeded on the first part, but not the second. Nothing is scary or heroic. Perhaps unsurprising coming from the guy who directed “The Fault in Our Stars,” it’s all teenage troubles: love, sex obsession, a tinge of self-harm. - 40
The New York Times
The New Mutants spent three years on ice before being allowed to escape into the slowest summer season in a century. That’s fitting for a film that’s all buildup and no bang.
