Mortal Engines (2018)

Director: Christian Rivers

Starring: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving

In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.

Christian Rivers is known for his work in the Art Department and Visual Effects on films like ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit’. ‘Mortal Engines’ is his feature film debut. This very ambitious project has striking visuals and the film plays like a live action video game. It is filled with action and adventure and great sets, with incredible CGI.

The film suffers from a lot of ‘in the right place at the right time’ cliches, though. Just like ‘Jupiter Ascending’, this was maybe too fantastical for the audience to grasp, and sadly, this film became the biggest box office bomb of 2018. Although I agree the film is maybe too CGI-heavy, it was nevertheless an entertaining and exciting fantasy action film.