Mute

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Ashley S Mute is yet another sci-fi film that leans heavily on themes of torture and disturbing undertones to compensate for its lack of story and character development. The narrative is incoherent, and the motivations of the characters make little sense. Take Cactus, for example—why would he care about his daughter when he constantly leaves her with sex workers and other questionable individuals? If he’s so concerned for her safety, why does he drag her into dangerous situations? Then kills her mother because she's trying to take her? The scene where Cactus discovers his bestie is a predator is especially ridiculous—he threatens his life one moment, then reassures him the next with, “I’ll never let anything happen to you.” It’s inconsistent, frustrating, and completely unbelievable and gross. Then there’s the main character, whose entire life has been shaped by his mother’s religious beliefs to the point that he can’t even get surgery—yet somehow, he has no problem going on a full-blown killing spree? The film wants to have deep, moral conflicts but abandons logic whenever it’s convenient. Also that injury of his neck getting cut as a child would have killed a small boy in a matter of mins Ultimately, Mute is a disjointed, unpleasant experience that fails to deliver on both story and substance. I couldn’t even bring myself to finish it. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review Marla B A love story with a twist. Notable for being the only movie (to my knowledge) in which Paul Rudd shows a sinister side alongside his usual comic genius. It may not have been a Hollywood blockbuster but it busted some of my blocks. Definitely worth watching. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/20/24 Full Review Brian D With this movie I no longer trust the critic’s score/reviews. I’m so glad I gave this a chance. A 20% rating on this movie feels criminal. This is my first time rating a movie on here. I felt compelled to defend it. Kthxbyeeee Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review TorQue M Man, it’s becoming quite the normal thing for me to completely disagree with the reviews on Rotten. This movie was great! It was interesting, well written and didn’t go for the cliched ending. That’s likely the reason why everyone hated it, and I’ll admit I was slightly saddened by it, but it in no way ruined the movie nor would I call the ending bad. Just unexpected. It’s definitely worth watching. I’m really confused by the abysmal score. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Richard M I thought it suberbly acted, interesting plot and love story, great scenes, gripping, I liked it, great part for Paul Rudd whacked out psychopath war surgeon. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Jonathan E I loved the character development and near-future elements of this movie. I found myself on the edge as the director slowly revealed those who appeared to be admirable slowly revealed their evil sides. But even when revealed, those evil characters have their own moral codes that place them in conflict. The future setting was so offsetting — as if one were to go asleep in 2000 and wake up in 2010. The protagonist represents the view -- trying to figure out how this world works while seemingly unable to influence events. Same world, but so much had changed without explanation. The love chemistry underpinning the story works with all three characters. The movie is slow-passed, dark, and mostly unforgiving. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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