Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Gymnopedies Naturally, there are so many horror movies released each year that it's difficult to see them all. Subsequently, some great horror films have, and continue to, slip under the radar. Mutants is one of such movies. The breathtaking French countryside that serves as a background to a deadly virus that spreads through France, that turns its unfortunate victims into unstoppable flesh-eating mutants, but unlike other Zombie movies, it differs, in that it offers its victims the cruelty of hope - a long, slow and painful transformation (that can only be truly compared to that of I Zombie: The Chronicles of Pain and The Fly) to full-blown mutant, by means of loss of biological functions and decay - in the most terrible of ways.The story centres around a deadly and terrifying infection that has transformed the majority of people into raging mutants. Marco (played by Francis Renaud) and Sonia (played by Hélène de Fougerolles) - (who both give wonderful performances) are a young couple, Sonia, is a medical professional and Marco is a paramedic, who are both escaping the monsters and trying to fight their way to a military base. Marco himself becomes infected in an attack, leaving the pregnant Sonia, who must defend herself against one of these mutants - who is also the man she loves. She feels that Marco can be saved and she truly believes that she can cure him of the infection. She is fighting against time...Mutants is claustrophobic, atmospheric and has tons of gore and blood, often disturbing and sickening, with scary looking mutants - but what do you expect from a Zombie flick? There is more to this movie than just blood and gore. The cinematography is stunning. For all its action packed sequences, reminiscent of The Walking Dead, this is effectively a love story, wrapped in a morality tale, inside an Zombie movie. It does, however, share similarities with other movies in this sub- genre, namely, Day of the Dead and 28 Days Later. That being said, it is fairly unique to the other movies, in that, it is psychological in nature, ultimately it is a unique inclusion, to an exhausted sub- genre. It certainly makes my Top Ten Zombie movies!

GL84 After encountered the mutated beings of a strange virus in the French countryside, a woman struggles to survive the ravenous creatures as they continually decimate those she comes into contact with while trying desperately to get away from them.This one turned out pretty decent if not overly spectacular or mildly irritating. When dealing with the creature's attacking, this one is a ton of fun, with them adapting the fun tactic of beating and wildly scratching and pounding their victim before they consume them, leaving it incredibly brutal and gory during those moments, and that they come mostly in the second-half gives it a really frantic and frenetic pace that makes it all the more enjoyable. Even the violence dished out to them makes for some fun, with them being shot up, entangled in barbed wire, set on fire and bashed to a pulp, among other fun activities, and the action-packed chases, escapes and battles are a lot of fun. It does tend to get lost in a rather drawn-out middle segment where she just seems to wander around looking for help and not really doing anything of any importance during these times, since it's quite pace, lack of action and tons of time devoted to accomplishing nothing really wear themselves out. Still, it's not too bad of an effort.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language and Brief Nudity.

inthequietsecretnight I'm gonna call this a good zombie film. Yes, it's a virus but the results are the pretty much the same, sick people who wanna eat ya. Lots of blood in this film but what makes it special is the romance. Marco has neither looks nor personality but his gal stands by him (almost) to the end. It's a gross, fun film with lots of snow (if ya like snow you're gonna love this movie) and I found it highly entertaining. Great art? No. Much fun? Yes.Now, if you love snow but want more than just entertainment, if ya want a little art, Let The Right One In, is a must see film. Some blood, romance too and a great take on Renfield.

Coventry Since there have been more zombie movies than talk shows coming out during the past ten years, it's becoming very difficult for directors/scriptwriters to surprise the fans with something new and original. This French effort tries to achieve this through blending the zombie mayhem with a tale of true love. Like "Zombie Honeymoon" already tried back in 2004, "Mutants" revolves on a woman who loyally stands by the side of her man even though he's going through several phases of "zombification". In a completely desolate and daunt snowy landscape, ambulance drivers Marco and Sonia are ambushed by mutants (victims of a worldwide virus) and Marco gets infected. Sonia, who is strangely immune for the virus, takes him to an abandoned army facility and tries to delay the impact of the virus as long as possible. "Mutants" is slightly better than the aforementioned "Zombie Honeymoon", simply because the atmosphere is much grittier and the situation more hopeless. As a viewer, you also grow to care for Sonia a lot more than you would for the averagely stereotypical protagonist in any other random zombie movie, and it definitely helps that the gorgeous Hélène de Fougerolles gives away a wonderful performance. "Mutants" is also a very gruesome and gory flick, although without being exploitative. The gratuitous zombie kills/killings are kept to a modest amount, but the make-up effects are excessively nauseating. That's a positive comment, mind you! In all honesty, this is a very decent and admirable horror movie, yet for some reason I can't be overly enthusiastic about it. The wholesome felt very derivative and mundane, definitely not a film I'd bother to see again or even recommend to someone else.