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The New Mutants - Movie Review

 

Long Time In The Making

I know it has been a while since my last post. Thought this was appropriate subheading not only for my lack of reviews but also since this movie has been in limbo (pun intended) for two years. This is the last X-Men movie under the 20th Century Fox control. Between the Disney purchase and issues with X-Men: Dark Phoenix under performing plus COVID, this movie may have never seen the light of day. Fortunately, the movie has finally come out and I think Fox was finally producing quality X-Men movies again.

Review

The movie is very good. The movie was originally intended to be a horror movie but was definitely dialed back to keep it out of that category. The chemistry between the young actors is fantastic. The story is based on an actual comic books which probably is the reason the movie is good. My only issue with the movie is that we will probably not see a sequel. Who knows, Disney may include this in their cinematic Universe as the story stood on its own. I would enjoy seeing a continuation with this cast and story.

Rating

I would give this a solid HD rating. If you enjoy the X-Men universe, I would recommend adding this to your collection for under $10. I picked up my UHD copy for $10 from Amazon using my no rush rewards.

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