The New Mutants (2020)
Marvel based, though I knew nothing of them. For a Marvel fanboy...98% disappointment. 5 teens are in some remote abandoned school turned hospital (prison) with a doctor overseeing their therapy to come to terms with their mutant powers. We focus on a central character, young teen girl who had her entire Cherokee tribe wiped out and she was the lone survivor and has no idea to her power. Biggest plus of the film is
Anya Taylor-Joy from our lead of Queens Gambit, here she plays a Russian teen with magical powers and a totally *****y attitude. Second best cameo is a young man who can blast off, but has no control (
Charlie Heaton, the dorky teen friend Jonathan Byers from Stranger Things). The others are a rich Brazillian boy who won't talk about his power, and a young British girl accused of being a witch. It turns that each of these players has killed someone, that's when their power was discovered and they were brought here. Over the course of the film, they are tormented by their history coming alive after them, and this attack by their fears is central to the storyline. The ending has a semi-cool climax fight, even if it is propped up by budget and special effects, as the story and characters themselves feel hollow and very meh. I can't recommend for Marvel fans, nor for teens (it really has nothing for them beyond a guy-girl kiss, and a girl-girl kiss), nor really for anyone. Someone's pet project got made under the Marvel name and budget, and they should be ashamed. 4/10.