Netflix has been firing on all sci-fi cylinders as of late. First, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Altered Carbon seemed to scratch a neon-dystopia itch we’d all been suffering with since the release of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Blade Runner 2049, then 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Cloverfield Paradox snuck up on us (although it was a bit disappointing), and, now🅰, Mute is here to set tongues wagging. Directed by Moon’s Duncan Jones, it hits the streaming service today and is apparently set in the same universe as the cult sci-fi classic. But is it any good? The first critical responses are… not great, unfortunately. You can read them below, but if you’d rather just watch the movie yourself, I won’t judge you. 

Mute's disappointing lead performance - (1/5)

“Foremost among them is Leo Beller, your run-of-the-mill Amish bartender at Berlin’s premier robot strip club circa 2058. Portrayed with a carefully measured mix of glowering, breathing, blinking, and standing by Alexander Skårsgard, Leo has been rendered unable to speak by one of those throat-slashing Amish motorboating accidents that are always in the news. His pat quest to locate a missing girlfriend, in conjunction with Leo’s thin characterization and a minimal range of expression fr🐲om Skårsgard, leads to one surpassingly boring pe🌄rformance.”

The impressive world-building of Mute -

“From subtle production design choices to drones delivering fast food to robot strippers, it feels like a believably near-future world in which our characters are exploring tಌheir individual tales. Flying cars aside, you can easily believe this environment and these characters exist. Jones moves viewers through it all with a sharp eye, intriguing characters, and another solid score from Clint Mansell.”

How Mute reflects the ugly side of Netflix Originals -

“Somewhere in here is a reasonable film exists, but Mute is rather less than the sum of its parts. It owes a lot to the original Blade Runner, and as a consequence of its delayed birth now labours in the shadow of Blade Runner 2049. On Netflix alone, ♛it comes in the same month as Altered Carbon, a series set further in the future but so similar﷽ in aesthetic that one suspects they shared sets.”

How Mute compares to director Duncan Jones' previous movies - (2/5)

“After the humanistic, deeply moving Moon and the taut thrills of Jones' second film, Source Code, Mute comes as something of a surprise. Not just because of the grotesque prಌoclivities of its characters, but also because its pacing feels so slack. Nevertheless, Jones is a talented director, and there are moments when the brilliance of Moon shines through: the opening shot has an eꦯerie, dreamlike quality; his more intimate moments with Leo showcase his ability to impart a sense of character with lighting and cinematography rather than words.”

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