Generous lolI actually went to see New Mutants today. Its been 3 weeks since it opened so I figured the "rush" to see it would have died down.
Thankfully, my theatre was a ghost town. Only 3 people were seeng the film with me so I could distance easily and I wore my mask the full time.
This film feels like t was written by a bipolar person who both likes X-men and someone who doesn't give a ****.
I confess I am not a NM xpert. I read issues 80-100 of Vol 1 and the first 3 years of Xforce vol1 . I am unfamiliar with Demon Bear story, but generally know of the characters through Claremonts Uncanny and other stuff.
Pros:
The casting and backstory for Rahne,Illyana,Sam and Dani. Illyana and Rahne feel pretty well characterized. Dani is the man character, but Illyana is the breakout character.
Special effects were decent esp involving Illyana.
Cons
Cannonball and especially Sunspot get little to do and less characterization compared to the girls. I remember Sunspot washing dishes more than anything else.
Sunspot and Cecilia Reyes are not black. Reyes was used just for her powers, but not for her character. Kinda bland personality and she is not supposed to be an evil or amoral scientist character.
The film is 86 minutes without credits, yet it feels like a 2 hr film. It needed some more excitement and action scenes imo.
For something that was billed as being a horror film, it is surprisingly not scary.
I am a soft scaredycat and I only felt dread once and it was due to a priest lol
A bland, unmemorable film with some nice Illyana bits.
**Overall: 5.5/10**