In the 23rd century Mitch leads a team into the earth to destroy "necro mutants" and save mankind. With an impressive cast this movie is fairly entertaining. Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, John Malkovich are the bigger names in the cast. Some lesser known by name but I am sure you will know the faces are Benno Furmann, Devon Akoi, and Anna Walton. The story line was surprising in that it was detailed. Some points were left to the watcher to decide. The main point being whether you believed this was an alien invasion sort of thing or a heaven/hell allegory. I voted for the Heaven/Hell myself. Room was left for a sequel. I would put it on my blockbuster queue. Not recommended for a trip to the movies where you have to shell out so much these days, but catch it on DVD.
Trivia
The Mutant Chronicles universe was first a Pen and Paper role-playing game published by Swedish game studio Target Games. There were also several boardgames, a set of tabletop wargaming rules (with associated lines of miniatures), as well as comic books.
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Factual errors: Military ranks worn don't correspond to the characters. Lt. Steiner, obviously German, is wearing US Army/Marine style Captains bars (only Lieutanant if he were in the US Navy/Coast Guard). Thomas Jane is incorrectly credited as "Major" Mitch Hunter in the credits. He's referred to as Sergeant throughout the film, although his insignia is not consistent. In the trenches he's wearing Sergeant First Class chevrons, but then in the bar where Brother Samuel meets him, he's only wearing ordinary Sergeant chevrons - a 2 level demotion.
I have to say that if there is a worse actor than Keanu Reeves, it's John Malkovitch. That man's mono-tone makes my hair stand on end.
ReplyDeleteStill, with mutants and a surprise ending, I may just have to see this movie. Obviously I'll wait until it hits Blockbuster, but it certainly looks cheesy enough to watch on a slow Friday night!