Netflix isn`t having the best of luck with its recent genre-focused original movies. Bright--starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as buddy cops, one of which is an orc--was shredded by critics upon release. Still, the streaming service claims the movie is a success and ordered a sequel. After that, the streamer released The Cloverfield Paradox with little warning, and it suffered a similar critical fate.Many were hoping this course would change with the arrival of Mute, the new film by Moon, Source Code, and Warcraft director Duncan Jones. Both Moon and Source Code received critical acclaim upon their release. Given that Mute had been positioned as something of a spiritual sequel to the former, it seemed like a home run.And yet, somehow, things went horribly wrong. The first Mute reviews are in and they aren`t exactly glowing. With a score of 35 on GameSpot sister site Metacritic, it`s hard to find anyone who loved the movie. Before you decide whether to invest the time yourself, take a look at a sampling of reviews below.Movie: MuteStudio: NetflixRelease date: February 23GameSpot`From Netflix and Duncan Jones, Mute promised to be a return to form for the director and writer behind the instant classic 2009 mind-bender Moon (and, more recently, the less-than-classic Warcraft). Unfortunately, Mute is a cartoonish, nonsensical, tone-deaf, derivative, outrageously awful nightmare without a single redeeming quality. Bummer, right?` -- Michael Rougeau [Full review]IGN`The main problem with Mute is that it doesn`t use its technologically-advanced backdrop to say anything new. There are hints of a war in Kandahar via a news video, problems with cloning, and a large number of American soldiers going AWOL, but other than those brief glimpses, co-writer/director Duncan Jones (Warcraft, Moon) has created a world that feels empty.` -- David Griffin [Full review]The Guardian`In the parallel universe where everything`s gone right for Jones, this long-labored-over passion proj ...
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